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• Government Files Motion to Dismiss IML Lawsuit

The federal government filed a Motion to Dismiss the IML lawsuit this week. The government’s motion is based upon allegations that the plaintiffs in the case lack standing and that the challenge to the addition of a unique identifier to passports is not yet ripe
(Staff writer, CA RSOL, April 23, 2016)

• Westboro’s Protest Of A School’s Gender-Neutral Restroom Turns Violent

A Los Angeles high school was the scene of a violent brawl between students and members of a group known for its vehemently anti-LGBT views.
(Curtis M. Wong - The Huffington Post, US, April 22, 2016)

• Judge Rules Evidence From FBI's Pedophile Tor Hack Is Invalid

In 2015, the FBI hacked Tor to identify users of child sex websites. Now a judge has thrown out evidence acquired during the investigation.
(Jamie Condliffe, Gizmodo, US, April 21, 2016)

• Sandy Rozek: How can a sex offender be rehabilitated if following the rules does not count?

West Virginia lawmakers, upon discovering that a young man working as a legislative intern was on the sex offender registry, promptly fired him and are now revising the hiring process to prevent a registrant from being hired in the future.
(Sandy Rozek, Gazette-Mail, US, April 20, 2016)

• Bullied teen gets overwhelming love on Britain’s Got Talent

He revealed that he was bullied and called 'gay' at school because of his love for dancing.
( Nigel Tan - Gay Star News, UK, April 20, 2016)

• Fry’s right – self-pity is nothing to celebrate

The belief that sexual abuse is uniquely traumatising is damaging to victims.
(Luke Gittos - spiked, UK, April 18, 2016)

• Sex-offender status poses a housing challenge for ill Army veteran

Army veteran Paul King struggles to find a place to call home. Shackled with poor health and a sexual-abuse conviction, King has seen his life deteriorate.
(Mark Bliss, Southeast Missourian, US, April 17, 2016)

• Young Singer Songwriter Gone but not Forgotten

The year is 2010, and it appears that Punk Rock has reached it's peak and started to decline in popularity.
(Music review, LtDreamer, April 16, 2016)

• Judge (U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton) rejects request to block passport marker law

A federal judge declined Wednesday to immediately block a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses.
(SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press, April 13, 2016)

• Cottage Grove man admits setting fire to sex offender's future home

Cottage Grove man Monday admitted to setting fire to the future home of a sex offender, and was convicted of felony arson.
(Tony Galli, WGEM, US, April 11, 2016)

• Tourists Taking Pictures Of Seafront Set Upon By ‘Stupid’ Locals Who Thought They Were Paedophiles

A shopkeeper has slammed locals in Southend who claimed to have “smashed a paedophile ring” by confiscating a tourist’s camera.
(Anthony Pearce, Yahoo!News, US, April 11, 2016)