Missouri sex offenders are no longer required to post “No candy” warning signs outside of their homes on Halloween after a federal judge ruled part of the state’s Halloween law as unconstitutional.

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Missouri judge lifts sign requirement for sex offenders on Halloween

Sex offenders cannot be made to put up signs at their residences suggesting trick-or-treaters not stop there, according to a new ruling.
A Missouri law that mandated sex offenders post a sign at their residences on Oct. 31 each year saying “No candy or treats at this residence” violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, U.S. District Judge John A. Ross stated on Oct. 2.
“The sign posting requirement is unconstitutional and therefore unenf…

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Missouri Law Making Sex Offenders Post Halloween Signs Is Unconstitutional: Judge

A Missouri judge ruled that convicted sex offenders no longer need to post signs on their doors during Halloween.

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Missouri sex offenders are no longer required to post "No candy" warning signs outside of their homes on Halloween after a federal judge ruled part of the state's Halloween law as unconstitutional.

Missouri sex offenders no longer required to post Halloween warning signs, federal judge rules

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A federal judge is protecting sex offenders’ first amendment rights.  Fox’s local station in Missouri reported a U.S. District Judge John Ross’ recent decision, which updates a 2008 Missouri statute that required registered sex offenders to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children, stay inside their home with exterior lighting off on Halloween night, and post a sign stating “no candy or treats at this residence.” The latter requirement …

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Missouri Sex Offenders No Longer Have To Post ‘No Candy’ Signs on Halloween

Missouri’s sex offenders no longer must place “no candy” warning signs outside their homes on Halloween, a federal judge ruled, arguing that part of the state’s law is unconstitutional. A state law enacted in 2008 prohibited registered sex offenders from going outside to interact with children and from having outside lights on, and they are required to post a sign warning that “no candy or treats” are offered at the home on Halloween night, acco…

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Judge rules Missouri sex offenders no longer need to post warning signs outside their homes on Halloween

"Defendants require the use of private property to reflect their own message 'for the express purpose that it be observed and read by the public,' thereby depriving registered offenders of their freedom to speak in their own words or to not speak at all," wrote U.S. District Judge John A. Ross for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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State Law Requiring Sex Offenders Display 'No Candy or Treats at This Residence' Sign Deemed Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge John Ross declared that the part of the law requiring a posted sign violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.

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Missouri Sex Offenders No Longer Required to Warn Kids to Avoid Their Homes on Halloween After Judge Rules Law Unconstitutional

Caldwell County Sheriff Mitchell Allen announced that a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri declared part of Missouri’s Halloween statute for sex offenders unconstitutional. The ruling, issued on October 2, found the requirement for registered sex offenders to post a sign on Halloween night unconstitutional. Since 2008, Missouri […] The post Court rules Halloween sign law for sex offenders unconstitution…

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Court rules Halloween sign law for sex offenders unconstitutional

Missouri’s sex offenders no longer must place “no candy” warning signs outside their homes on Halloween, a federal judge ruled, arguing that part of the state’s law is unconstitutional. A state law enacted in 2008 prohibited registered sex offenders from going outside to interact with children and from having outside lights on, and they are required to post a sign warning that “no candy or treats” are offered at the home on Halloween night, acco…

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Judge rules Missouri sex offenders no longer need to post ‘no candy’ warning signs outside their homes on Halloween

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has struck down a Missouri law
requiring child sex offenders to post “no candy” signs on Halloween,
finding the requirement violates the First Amendment.
U.S. District Court Judge John A. Ross ruled on Oct...

Judge rules Missouri sex offenders no longer need to post ‘no candy’ warning signs outside their homes on Halloween

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