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19 Aug 2008, 1:47 am
"People think that imposing these draconian retroactive laws are a way to keep their children safe," said Margaret McLetchie, an American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada lawyer. [read post]
16 Aug 2008, 4:58 am
"People think that imposing these Draconian retroactive laws are a way to keep their children safe," said Margaret McLetchie, an American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada (Contact) lawyer. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 9:44 pm
"People think that imposing these Draconian retroactive laws are a way to keep their children safe," said Margaret McLetchie, an American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada lawyer.McLetchie and Robert Langford, who represent 27 unnamed plaintiffs in a federal civil rights lawsuit, want to block two laws sex offender from taking effect in Nevada.The laws, which they say are unconstitutional, were tailored to meet standards under the Adam… [read post]
28 Jul 2008, 2:48 am
Those aren't the only potential problems, according to Gary Peck, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Nevada. [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 6:01 am
View the article here07/17/2008The state ACLU and the Nevada attorney general's office were locked in a heated battle Thursday over whether provisions in a new law that would force some sex offenders to move from their homes, if too close to schools, and other restrictions should only apply to future cases.After issuing an opinion Wednesday in a letter to Margaret McLetchie, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, stating… [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 12:05 am
View the article here07/17/2008But not when it comes to where a convicted offender can liveA second letter from Nevada's attorney general today offers to "clarify" that a a letter from yesterday referred only to where an offender lives and not whether the new sex offender laws apply only to future cases.In response to the American Civil Liberties Union's question of the whether or not SB471 will apply to those already convicted of sex… [read post]
17 Jul 2008, 9:58 pm
7-17-2008 Nevada:But not when it comes to where a convicted offender can liveA second letter from Nevada's attorney general today offers to "clarify" that a a letter from yesterday referred only to where an offender lives and not whether the new sex offender laws apply only to future cases.In response to the American Civil Liberties Union's question of the whether or not SB471 will apply to those already convicted of sex offenses,… [read post]
12 Jul 2008, 5:31 am
This summer, Nevada's juvenile sex offenders will become subject to the strictest sanctions this state has seen. [read post]
11 Jul 2008, 4:48 pm
Ducks Unlimited, the National Rifle Association, Republicans, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ... [read post]
10 Jul 2008, 3:27 pm
"A state Supreme Court case challenging Nevada's use of lethal injection to execute inmates has been voluntarily dropped by the American Civil Liberties Union and the state attorney general's office. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 12:27 pm
"The way in which Nevada enacted the law should be of concern to all Nevadans and Americans, said McLetchie. [read post]
7 Jul 2008, 11:32 am
That, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, is dangerous to the community and in violation of a number of rights afforded individuals in the U.S. and Nevada constitutions. [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 3:56 am
"It seems to me that it's a matter of due process and ... fairness," Mahan said as he granted an immediate preliminary injunction to the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. [read post]
1 Jul 2008, 2:50 am
7-1-2008 Nevada:The American Civil Liberties Union has won the first round in the fight over Nevada's new sex offender laws. [read post]
27 Jun 2008, 8:50 pm
View the article here06/27/2008The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has asked a federal judge to postpone Tuesday's enforcement of a new law that would reclassify sex offenders in the state.The request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, filed Wednesday in U.S. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 10:08 am
View the article here 06/26/2008 Days before a new law takes effect on the classification and movement of sex offenders, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada's attorney general, the department of public safety and various law enforcement agencies, claiming the law is unconstitutional. [read post]
22 Jun 2008, 6:00 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada also is planning on challenging the law in federal court. [read post]
8 May 2008, 9:24 am
" Condemned inmate William Castillo, who until now has declined to file appeals that could keep him alive, joined Wednesday in a state Supreme Court challenge of Nevada's lethal injection execution procedure.The move by Castillo, represented by federal public defenders Mike Pescetta and Gary Taylor, was welcomed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, which had filed the challenge in October when Castillo was scheduled to… [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 6:40 am
Maggie McLetchie of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said the new law has unintended consequences: Law enforcement will have to track a larger bulk of offenders, taking the focus off people who are most likely to re-offend. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 2:51 am
Most sex offenders are acquaintances and family members of victims, Kennedy said.As for the reclassifying of sex offenders, Maggie McLetchie, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, said the new law has unintended consequences.The public will be endangered because law enforcement will have to track a larger bulk of offenders, taking the focus off people who are most likely to re-offend.Under current Nevada law, sex… [read post]
