Every state monitoring fate of Megan's Law

One state court -- the Hawaii Supreme Court -- has struck down as unconstitutional what has come to be known as Megan's Law. These are the laws passed in all 50 states that permit authorities to notify the public about the location of convicted sex offenders after they are released from prison or placed on probation.

All 50 states and the federal government have passed sex-offenders registration laws since 1994, when 7-year-old Megan Kanka was beaten, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender who has since been released from prison and is living near her New Jersey home.

Supporters argue that such sex offenders aren't cured, or at the very least that we can't know when or whether they ever are. There is a considerable body of evidence for this. On the other hand, what does the state do with offenders who have served their time and are no longer incarcerated?

The answer of our elected representatives has been to pass versions of Megan's Law. Now one state court has said they can't.

We will see what other courts say.