Monday, December 21, 2009

Nebraska Sex Offender Law Federal Court Challenges

kfab.com : A number of "John Does" have filed a lawsuit against the State of Nebraska to have the state's new sex offender law ruled unconstitutional. Tom interviews one of the "John Does" as "John" tells his story.

See previous story here: Neb. Sex Offender Registry to Change Drastically

Podcast here.
Download MP3 audio here.
Archived audio MP3 here.

Download Memorandum and Order document here.
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
JOHN DOE and JANE DOE 1 through 20, JOHN DOE and JANE DOE A through K, DOE 12 on behalf of DOES H and K, minors,
and DOE G on behalf of DOE 1, minor, Plaintiffs,
V.
STATE OF NEBRASKA, et al., Defendants.
8:09CV456

A hearing on a preliminary injunction in this case will commence at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, recess at noon, start again at 1:00 p.m., and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. that day. Without a lunch break, the hearing will commence again at 8:00 a.m. on December 24, 2009, and conclude at 1:00 p.m. During these two days, each side will be given approximately four hours to present their evidence. Evidence may be presented by affidavit or otherwise. Following the presentation of evidence, each side will be given a total of one hour to make their oral argument, with oral argument commencing at approximately 11:00 a.m. Defendants shall confer among
themselves and come to an agreement regarding the allocation of evidence and argument time. The defendants may submit one or more responsive briefs at any time between now and the commencement of the hearing on the preliminary injunction.