And before long, "Megan's laws" had spread to every American state.

不久之后，“麦根法”传播到了美国的每一个州。

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The federal government and states across the nation adopted so-called Megan's Laws after the 1994 murder of Megan Kanka, a New Jersey child who was killed by a released sex offender living near her home.

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Ms. LITHWICK: Well it's you know, the Supreme Court heard a pair of cases in 2003, about similar - they are called Megan's Laws, named after Megan Kanka the little girl who was killed by a sex offender who it turned out lived in her neighborhood.

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