Judge Puts NY's `Megan's Law' on Hold NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition

New York - A federal judge ruled yesterday that New York State must stop publicly notifying communities that a sex offender is in their midst, but it may require offenders to register with police. U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said the public notification provision of the state&#...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author By Patricia Hurtado. STAFF WRITER. Michael Slackman contributed to this story which was supplemented by news service reports
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LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 22.03.1996
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Summary:New York - A federal judge ruled yesterday that New York State must stop publicly notifying communities that a sex offender is in their midst, but it may require offenders to register with police. U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said the public notification provision of the state's new "Megan's Law" is a form of punishment and cannot apply to anyone arrested before the law took effect in January. "No matter how compelling the reasons, no matter how pure the motive, constitutional protections for individuals - even unsympathetic ones - cannot be cast aside in the name of the greater good," Chin wrote in a 27-page decision.