Sex Offenders May Challenge Miami Residency Restriction
The Eleventh Circuit held that the sex offenders had adequately alleged a violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause because the Miami ordinance appeared “excessive in comparison to its public safety goal of addressing recidivism.” The court further noted that plaintiffs had sufficiently alleged that “the County's residency restriction not only fails to advance, but also directly undermines, the goal of public safety.” Doe v. Miami Dade County, Florida, No. 14-14336 (11th Cir. 2017).
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