Illinois Supreme Court opinion finding that, as a condition of supervision, a total ban from access to social media websites violates the First Amendment.
People v. Morger (Ill. 2019)
Posted: November 21, 2019
United States v. Doby (D. Kan. 2019)
Posted: November 9, 2019
Federal District Court for the District of Kansas rejecting defendant's pre-trial argument that federal SORNA constitutes compelled speech in the context of a failure to register indictment.
Reed v. Long (M.D. Ga. 2019)
Posted: October 30, 2019
Federal trial court issuing a preliminary injunction prohibiting Georgia sherriff from placing signs in the front of homes of people required to register as sex offenders on Halloween.
Meyer v. Stacken (D. Minn. 2019)
Posted: September 25, 2019
Federal trial court in Minnesota refusing to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit alleging constitutional violations stemming from MSOP officials refusing to allow family visitations with civilly committed individual.
Pesci v. Budz (11th Cir. 2019)
Posted: August 21, 2019
11th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion finding that civil commitment center's ban on committee's publication and subsequent page-limitations did not offend First Amendment rights.
Bailey v. Commonwealth (Va. Ct. App. 2019)
Posted: August 1, 2019
Virginia Court of Appeals affirming conviction and upholding state law that required registration of internet identifiers.
Iowa v. Aschbrenner (Iowa 2019)
Posted: April 7, 2019
Iowa Supreme Court Opinion affirming the conviction of Appellant who was charged with violating Internet Identifier reporting requirements over challenges based on Ex Post Facto Clause and First Amendment grounds.
Ex Parte Odom (Tex. Ct. App. 2018)
Posted: February 20, 2019
Texas Court of Appeals affirming the trial court's denial of a constitutional challenge to a provision of Texas law that requires people required to register as sex offenders also register their internet identifiers.
Does v. Simi Valley et. al. (C.D. Cal. 2012)
Posted: February 20, 2019
Federal district court granting application for temporary restraining order, enjoining local authorities from enforcing ordinance that would have forced those required to register to place a sign on the exterior of their homes on Halloween that there was no candy at the residence.
Doe v. City of Albuquerque (10th Cir. 2012)
Posted: December 19, 2018
Tenth Circuit affirming district court finding that City of Albuquerque's ban of people on the registry from entering city libraries was unconstitutional under First and Fourteenth Amendments.