NARSOL In Action Wednesday, August 2nd 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. E.D.T. You are invited to hear about a great victory announced by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Commonwealth v Muniz. See full opinion here. You may also read NARSOL’s analysis of the decision here. The Court declared that SORNA’s registration provisions constitute punishment under Article 1, Section 17 of the…
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NARSOL In Action Wednesday, June 21st 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. E.D.T. You are invited to hear about a fantastic win in the United States Supreme Court. This month’s conference call will focus on the case of Packingham v North Carolina, which is a very important First Amendment case just decided today which we expect to have far reaching ramifications.…
Read MorePress Release: NARSOL Condemns U.S. Attorney General Sessions
. NARSOL condemns US Attorney General Sessions’ plan to impose longer prison sentences Washington, D.C.— The National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) strongly denounces the Department of Justice’s directive to reverse the Smart on Crime initiative introduced by the previous administrationNARSOL condemns United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ order to federal prosecutors directing that they seek…
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Bill Tracking Table March 5, 2017
Bill Tracking Table March 5, 2017 Bill Number Subject/Title Sponsor(s) LJC’s Position Committee/Status Date Scheduled HB 13 Three Strikes Law Rhem (R) Oppose Likely Dead Tabled as of 1-26-17 HB 14 Statute of Limitations Rhem (R) Oppose Received “Do Pass” from CPAC Now in HJC Hearing Not Scheduled HB 21 Habitual Offender Enhancements Rhem (R) Oppose CPAC Hearing Not…
Read MoreNotice of Election LJC Board of Directors
NOTICE OF ELECTIONS FOR LJC BOARD OF DIRECTORS You are hereby notified that Liberty & Justice Coalition (LJC) will hold an important meeting on Sunday March 20, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in room 2403 of the UNM School of Law. The address is 1117 Stanford NE, Albuquerque. The primary business of the meeting is…
Read MoreFinal Legislative Update 2/18/16
Final LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2-18-16 This is our final update this session as the 2016 session adjourned at noon today. We tracked more than twenty (20) legislative proposals this year. It is disheartening to us that the conservative House of Representatives rubber-stamped a number of hammer down bills without consideration for the long-term ramifications. Also, we remain concerned about SJR…
Read MoreLJC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE # 5
LJC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE # 5 Some bills on our opposition list have moved rapidly through the House of Representatives. The “Three Strikes Bill (HB 56) and the “Units of Possession” (HB 65) and are now pending in the Senate. HB 65 was heard in the Senate Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) last week. SPAC amended the bill so that the…
Read MoreLegislative Bill Tracker Update 2/12/16
There will be faster reports of the Legislative and Bill Tracker Chart Updates. In the closing week of the Legislation things will be moving fast, and we will try to stay on top of it. Below is the latest Bill Tracker 2016 Bill Tracking Table Revised 2-12-16 Bill Number Subject/Title Sponsor(s) LJC’s Position Committee/Status Date Scheduled HB 29 Teen…
Read More2016 LegislativeUpdate #4
LJC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE # 4 This is our fourth update this session. As you know, we are tracking more than twenty (20) legislative proposals this session. We have added two Constitutional Amendments (Denial of Bail) to our list. Those proposals are SJR 1, HJR 13, and HJR 20. LJC is neutral on SJR 1 and we oppose HJR 13 and…
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