ADVERTISEMENT



Google       

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Sex Offender Issues

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Bookmark

Criminal Law

: Sex Offender Issues

NY - State judge throws out Rockland's housing law for sex offenders

ADVERTISEMENTS
View the article here Is this the beginning or the end?  I sure hope so! 01/23/2009 By Steve Lieberman - The Journal News A state Supreme Court judge sitting in Rockland today invalidated Rockland's law restricting where sex offenders can live. Justice William Kelly, in an eight-page decision, found that state has specifically taken the responsibility for sex offenders. Kelly also wrote the state law specifically empowers local probation officers to decide where sex offenders can live without any borders. He also cited a similar decision banning residency boundaries in New Jersey by a judge in the Garden State. Kelly nullified Rockland's 2007 law. As the first decision on the pre-emption issue, Kelly's ruling becomes precedent and could nullify 80 similar laws across the state that establish some boundaries in which sex offenders cannot live...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.
Related Law Articles

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Lawsuits and Settlements

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Labor and Delivery
Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement after baby was born with brain injuries.

KB Home and Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly conspired with appraisers to boost housing prices as the market crashed.

Apartment Appointment
Pine Properties Inc. pays $158,000 housing discrimination settlement.

Disability Access
Developers pay $175,000 settlement for failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act.

Related Searches

























































































































US Law
#1 Online Legal Resource













Your Blog Subscriptions
Subscribe to blogs

10,000+ Law Job Listings
Lawyer . Police . Paralegal . Etc
Earn a law-related degree
Are you the author of this blog? Adding USLaw.com to your Blogroll increases relevance. You qualify to display a USLaw Network badge.
Suggest changes to this blog's description or nominate another for inclusion. Register for updates.


Practice Area
Zip Code:

Contact a Lawyer Now!






0.013 secs (new cache)