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Alabama Governor Signs Bill Requiring 'Chemical Castration' for Some Sex Offenders

Alabama is continuing its ascension to the weirdest state in the country, coming in a close second to Florida, as the governor signed legislation Monday that would require some sex offenders to be chemically castrated before parole. According to the Associated Press, Gov. Kay Ivey—the same governor that signed a near total abortion ban into…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

June 11, 2019
Do You Have a Constitutional Right to Use Facebook and Twitter? Supreme Court Weighs In

A North Carolina law that bars registered sex offenders from using Facebook, Twitter and similar sites is up for debate in the U.S. Supreme Court, and Monday’s argument turned into a discussion of just how much social media has transformed American civic discourse. The New York Times reports that the justices demonstrated familiarity with the…

By

Monique Judge

Published

February 28, 2017