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Litigation

Oct. 17, 2015

Lawsuit tests Halloween sex offender sign rule

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Southern District challenges the constitutionality of requiring paroled sex offenders to post signs on their doors announcing their status during Halloween trick-or-treating.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A lawsuit filed this week in the Southern District of California challenges the constitutionality of requiring paroled sex offenders to post signs on their doors announcing their status during Halloween trick-or-treating.

Janice M. Bellucci brought the case and boasts a track record for defeating similar city laws. Should she prevail, it would be the third consecutive year she beat such an ob...

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