A federal judge in Missouri ruled that a state law requiring registered sex offenders to post “no candy or treats” signs on Halloween violates their First Amendment rights. The ruling comes after a lawsuit filed by Thomas Sanderson, who was arrested for handing out candy despite the law.
Two men arrested in Missouri after police discover 5 adults, 7 children in back of U-Haul 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.
Sanderson is on the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s sex offender registry list as a Tier Level II offender. He has been included on the state’s sex offender registry list since 2006, and a Tier Level II designation means he is required to complete a 25-year registration requirement. Sanderson pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one charge of failure to comply with Halloween-related restrictions for sex offenders, court records show.
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