Alabama Sex Offender Law’s Internet-Use Requirements Ruled Unconstitutional

Mealey's (February 14, 2019, 1:50 PM EST) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala.— An Alabama federal judge on Feb. 11 ruled that the internet-use reporting requirements of an Alabama sex offender statute “are facially overbroad in violation of the First Amendment,” granting in part a summary judgment motion by a group of convicted offenders to find the law unconstitutional (John Doe 1, et al. v. Steven T. Marshall, et al., No. 2:15-cv-00606, M.D. Ala., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21578)....