Federal civil rights lawsuit striking down Kentucky state social media ban and internet identifier registration requirements.
Doe v. Tilley (E.D. Ky. 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017
United States v. Rock (D.C. Cir. 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Criminal appeal, federal supervised release conditions related to physiological testing and notifying about new romantic relationships vacated
United States v. Malenya (D.C. Cir. 2013)
Posted: October 27, 2017
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reversing imposition of conditions of supervised release which, amongst others, prohibited defendant from using or possessing a computer or accessing any online service without prior approval.
State v. Cornell (Vt. 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Vermont Supreme Court reversal finding varied conditions of probation were overbroad and invalid.
J.I. v. New Jersey State Parole Board (N.J. 2017)
Posted: October 27, 2017
New Jersey Supreme Court reversal of parole boards imposition of condition that registrant was banned from using internet-capable devices.
Bennett v. Bigelow (Utah 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Utah Supreme Court holding that threat of revocation of supervision for failing to comply with polygraph requirements in treatment program implicated Fifth Amendment interests.
Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice (2019)
Posted: October 27, 2017
6th Circuit Court of Appeals Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. Department of Justice Opinion (pdf)
Detroit Free Press, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice (2019)
United States v. Neel (10th Cir. 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
10th Circuit opinion rejecting challenge to federal SORNA alleging violations of Ex Post Facto, nondelegation, and 10th Amendment.
State v. Letalien (Maine 2009)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed trial court dismissal of prosecution for failure to comply with 1999 amendments to state SORN law, pursuant to Ex Post Facto clause.
Clark v. Ryan (9th Cir. 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
9th Circuit affirmed federal district court dismissal of habeas corpus petition, state court application of Smith v. Doe was not unreasonable in ex post facto challenge.