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The 10th Cir Court of Appeals issues decision on "Internet anonymous free speech" of Utah's sex offenders

By "eAdvocate"

10-28-2010 Utah: Folks may remember this case from 2008 where Utah had amended its registry laws to require registrants to turn over their Internet IDs, Passwords and any place on the Internet they visit. Well Mr. John Doe, who was no longer on parole or probation or any other form of supervision, sued to stop the enforcement of the law against him. The Utah court did issue an injunction to prevent enforcement of the law against Mr. Doe because it felt his rights to anonymous free speech on the Internet were being violated by the new state law. We now know that, following that decision the Utah legislature changed the law. The new law said, registrants still had to fess up the Internet IDs but not the passwords, and that information would be kept private and used ONLY for criminal investigations by the police...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on October 28, 2010 (boomark / email).