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Rethinking 'America's Unjust Sex Laws'

Yesterday in the grocery store I noticed the cover story on this week's Economist is a feature on "America's Unjust Sex Laws." Doc Berman recently provided links to the two main stories:Unjust and ineffective America's unjust sex lawsI particularly appreciated the observation that "The registry is a gold mine for lazy journalists." Lots of other good stuff here: The whole piece should be a must-read for policymakers. In fact, I wish Governor Perry could have read it before he vetoed legislation this year that would have allowed judges to remove Romeo and Juliet cases from Texas' registry.Relatedly, Berman also points to a piece by Amir Efrati at the Wall Street Journal titled "Courts Face Growing Battle Over Limits on Ex-Convicts," which places in a national framework recent Texas cases in Judge Rob Junell's Western District court limiting restrictions by federal judges on ex-offenders...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 16, 2009 (boomark / email).