Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Law Warning of Sex Offender Voided
A federal judge ruled unconstitutional New Jersey’s “Megan’s Law” requirement that law enforcement authorities notify the public when a convicted sex offender is released into a community. U.S. District Judge Nicholas H. Politan said the law amounts to additional punishment for sex offenders. However, he said the law’s requirement that offenders register with authorities is constitutional. Megan’s Law was enacted in response to the slaying of 7-year-old Megan Kanka, allegedly by a sex offender who lived across the street from her home in Hamilton Township.
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