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The Supreme Court review of Fry v. Pliler is the subject of a story by Associated Press writer Erica Werner.

The Lawmakers in Maryland are considering allowing juvenile sex offenders names to be public record. The case of a 13 year old boy who sexually molested two younger boys while babysitting encouraged this proposal. As reported here by NBC4.com, thirty-two states have already adopted such laws. The victim's family learned later that the teen had been previously convicted of another sex crime, however, due to the state's law of wiping a juvenile offenders record clean, the family feels he was enabled to offend once again.

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