Epstein Files Transparency Act — FL Court Order (Dec 5 2025)
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- Open any highlight to see what changed, why it matters, and what to do.
- Use the Archive to browse prior weeks and track trends.
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🗓️ This Week at a Glance
- ⚖️ Federal judge orders Epstein grand-jury transcripts released under new law.
- 📜 Congress presses DOJ on Epstein law compliance before Dec deadline.
- 📣 Illinois Clean Slate coverage highlights registrant exclusions.
⭐ Highlights
Congressional Letter to DOJ on Epstein Act (Dec 3 2025)
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Illinois Clean Slate Act — Explanatory Coverage (2025)
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🗂️ Archive of Weekly Updates (Newest first)
Epstein Transparency Orders Begin; Clean Slate Coverage Exposes Registrants’ Exclusion
Federal judge orders Epstein grand-jury transcripts released under new law as Congress presses DOJ; Illinois Clean Slate Act coverage highlights registrant exclusions.
December 7, 2025
Cohen’s SORNA Sentencing and New York’s Level-3 Upward Departure
Federal and New York appellate courts expand registry-related penalty reach; major constitutional challenges remain pending.
November 30, 2025
Weekly Registry & Policy Update – Arizona Court Upholds Registry; Congress Advances Epstein Files Transparency Act
Arizona federal court sustains the state registry law while Congress passes a transparency bill on Epstein-related DOJ files. Includes watch-list and SEO terms.
November 22, 2025
Arizona Court Upholds Lifetime Registration; Massachusetts Conducts Enforcement Sweep
Federal court in Arizona sustains lifetime registration and online-identifier rules; Massachusetts announces Operation Firewall, arresting 56 including 7 for registration violations.
November 16, 2025
Illinois Clean Slate Act Advances; Texas Updates Registration Guidance
Illinois Clean Slate Act heads to governor; Texas issues 10-year registration guidance; Cicero Institute highlights SORNA compliance trends.
November 9, 2025
Colorado Court Weighs Lifetime Registration; Texas County Issues Halloween Advisory
Colorado Supreme Court reviews whether lifetime registration is punitive; El Paso County (TX) releases Halloween safety advisory.
November 2, 2025
Federal SORNA Duty Ruling and Arkansas Halloween Restrictions Dominate Registry News
9th Circuit affirms federal registration duty in U.S. v. McGee as Arkansas launches pre-Halloween presence-zone enforcement and DOJ leads D.C. compliance sweep.
October 26, 2025
Audit Findings, Fee Lawsuit & Compliance Operations Mark This Week
West Virginia faces a federal challenge over registry fees, Michigan’s audit reveals oversight flaws, and federal compliance sweeps intensify enforcement.
October 19, 2025
Michigan SORA stay denied; Florida HB 1351 effective; Georgia registry sweep; Maryland audit uncovers oversight issues
A federal judge denied Michigan’s stay motion in *Does v. Whitmer*, Florida’s HB 1351 becomes enforceable with expanded verification and reporting requirements, Georgia’s statewide registry sweep led to dozens of arrests and warrants, and a Maryland audit reveals children placed where registered offenders reside.
October 12, 2025
NY Pushes Statewide 1,500 ft Buffer; SMART FY 25 Grant Opens; Delaware Issues Enforcement Alert
Rensselaer County spurs NY buffer proposal; SMART Office releases FY 25 SORNA grant NOFO; Delaware SOAR unit issues non-compliance alert.
October 5, 2025
Registry Expansion in Texas, Oklahoma Residency Ruling, and Maryland Oversight Audit
TX HB 1465 now enforced, OK Supreme Court upholds retroactive residency ban, and Maryland audit finds foster care registry oversight failures.
September 28, 2025
Maryland Audit Exposes Registry Gaps; California and Texas Push Changes
Audit finds offenders in foster homes, CA bill closes loophole, TX law now in force. Michigan reforms pending.
September 21, 2025
Registry Reform Moves in California & Michigan; Texas Enacts New Visual Recording Registry Law
CA bill targets a registration loophole, Michigan SB 424 amends SORA, and Texas HB 1465 (invasive visual recording) is now in force. Includes scripts and action tools.
September 14, 2025
TX law takes effect; WY tightens verification; NY proposes school-zone ban; MI stay denied
Texas adds “invasive visual recording” to registry (effective Sept 1); Wyoming boosts verification and limits removal; New York proposes 1,350-ft school-zone housing ban; Michigan judge denies stay.
2025-09-07
YTD 2025: Courts Narrow Relief, States Tinker with Tiers, Zones Expand
Year-to-date roundup: courts split on registry challenges, states tweak tiering/definitions, and presence-zone bans expand. Florida overhaul signed; USSC amendments effective Nov 1.
2025-08-30
📘 Quick glossary
- Residency ban
- Rule limiting where a person may live (e.g., near schools or parks).
- Retroactive
- Applied after a case is over, covering conduct from the past.
- Petition for relief
- A request to a court to end or reduce registration duties after set criteria are met.
- Supervised release
- Post-prison federal supervision with conditions (e.g., monitoring, tech limits).
- SORNA
- Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act — sets national standards.
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