By Larry . . . T.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police was just decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth Court is the intermediate court of appeals which leaves open the door for the state to seek review in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This case has the potential to remove a significant number of people from the state’s sex offender registry. Petitioner…
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2020 Session Update #5 February 17, 2020 The 2020 session of the New Mexico Legislature is now nearing conclusion with adjournment scheduled for noon on Thursday. 30-day sessions are limited to adoption of a state budget and items specifically requested by the Governor which tends to reduce the number of bills introduced. As stated in last week’s update, there are…
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2020 Session Update #4 February 10, 2020 The 2020 session of the New Mexico Legislature has passed the midway point. There are only ten (10) days remaining. As we have stated previously, 30-day sessions are limited to adoption of a state budget and items specifically requested by the Governor which reduces the number of bills considerably. Even with this constraint,…
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2020 Session Update #3 February 3, 2020 The 2020 session of the New Mexico Legislature is nearing the end of its second week. 30-day sessions are limited to adoption of a state budget and items specifically requested by the Governor which reduces the number of bills considerably. As we have stated previously, bills must be determined to be germane…
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2020 Legislative Session Update #2 January 27, 2020 The 2020 session of the New Mexico Legislature convened Tuesday. Since this is a 30-day session limited to adoption of a state budget and items specifically requested by the Governor, there are additional steps legislation must go through prior to consideration. Bills must be determined to be germane to the session…
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By Jackie Kent . . . ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – More than a half dozen sex offenders who committed their crimes in other states say they’re being treated unfairly in New Mexico. “When someone moves to New Mexico, they’re kind of automatically by default required to register,” Liberty and Justice Coalition Attorney Barett G. Porter said. Porter said many convicted…
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We are excited to report to you that Ashley Cloud was present at our joint meeting with Titus House Ministries this past Sunday. Ashley and Larry shared our litigation plans and took questions from the audience. Ashley reported that we have sent cease and desist letter to threes New Mexico sheriffs so far and we anticipate more to come. Letters…
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Read the letter from LibJusCo Staff Attorney, Ashley Cloud, to Sheriff Manny Gonzale in regards to unlawful practices towards registrants in Bemalillo County. Gonzales Manny_Final Letter_8-16-19
Read MoreMember, Donors & Friends Now that I am working as LJC’s staff attorney, we need your help as we prepare to move forward with our ambitious litigation plan. Between preparing for lawsuits, we will be putting law enforcement on notice to cease and desist with some of their illegal practices and we need your assistance for the first notice. One of their invented requirements is…
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Liberty & Justice Coalition (LJC), has hired Ashley Cloud as its staff attorney. In that role, Ms. Cloud will be coordinating litigation related to criminal justice for the LJC. Ms. Cloud has enumerated the following list of litigation priorities supported by LJC’s board of directors, with problems related to parole being near the top. Litigation against the Parole Board for failure…
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