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20,000 Off Michigan’s Registry: What the People v. Smith Ruling Means and What Comes Next

Andy — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

For more than 15 years, the ACLU of Michigan and a long list of plaintiffs fought the state’s Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA). They won again and again, in both federal and state courts. Each time, Michigan responded by passing a new law that looked a lot like the old one. On September 9, the […]

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RM390: 20,000 Removed From Michigan’s Registry — Transcript

Andy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000

[00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Registry Matters. This is an independent production. Our opinions are our own. And we’re thankful for the support of our patrons. You make what we do here possible. And always remember, FYP. [00:20] Andy: Recording live from FYP Studios East and West. Transmitting across the internet, this is episode 390. I’m […]

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The Case: Two Challenges, Two Very Different Outcomes

Andy — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Most appellate decisions in sex offense cases end the same way: the court quotes precedent, defers to the legislature, and affirms. That’s what makes the Kansas Court of Appeals decision in the Tristan Jeffrey Rogers case worth reading closely. Rogers brought two constitutional challenges, and the court split the difference — striking down one of […]

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What Actually Happened at Pawleys Island

Andy — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Few stories combine as many volatile ingredients as the one unfolding in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. A small coastal community. A Baptist church with a school attached. A man on the sex offense registry, on supervision, working as a volunteer janitor. Photographs of him with children. Arrests — not just of the registrant, but of […]

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The Facts Matter More Than You Think

Andy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Imagine you’re twenty years old. You’re in a chat room. Someone you’ve never met sends you a link. You click it — the way people click thousands of links a day — and something happens in the background you didn’t plan and didn’t watch: roughly two thousand files dump straight into your Dropbox account. You […]

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What the Amendment Actually Changes

Andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

There is a particular kind of lawmaking that almost never gets scrutinized: the kind that sounds obviously correct. When a ballot measure says it will restrict bail for people convicted of serious offenses against children, most voters will not read past the summary line. They will vote yes, and they will feel fine about it. […]

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RM389: Kansas Court Kills Lifetime Supervision — Transcript

Andy — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000

[00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Registry Matters. This is an independent production. Our opinions are our own. And we’re thankful for the support of our patrons. You make what we do here possible. And always remember, FYP. [00:20] Andy: Recording live from FYP Studios, east and west, and somewhere in the middle. Transmitting across the internet. […]

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Acquitted but Still on the Registry: How Minnesota’s Supreme Court Ended a Constitutional Absurdity

Andy — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Imagine standing in a courtroom and hearing a judge say the prosecution’s evidence against you is so thin that no reasonable jury could convict. The charge is gone. Erased. Over. Now imagine walking out of that same courthouse and being told you must register as a predatory offender — because of that very charge. That […]

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What the Court Actually Held

Andy — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Every so often, a court order lands that doesn’t just change the law on paper — it changes people’s lives the same week. That’s what happened in Michigan. In a decision handed down in People of Michigan v. Eddie Lee Smith, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals, vacated a Kent Circuit Court […]

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RM388: Michigan Just Erased Its Pre-2011 Registry — Transcript

Andy — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000

[00:00] Introduction: Welcome to Registry Matters, an independent production. Our opinions are our own, and we’re thankful for the support of our patrons. Truly, you make what we do here possible. Your contributions keep the conversation going, and always remember, F-Y-P. [00:20] Andy: Recording live from FYP Studios East and West, transmitting across the internet, […]

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