New Jersey appellate court finding that blanket social media ban imposed on people on supervised release was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
State v. R.K. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2020)
Posted: May 1, 2020
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Butler (Pa. 2020)
Posted: March 26, 2020
Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion affirming the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's 'sexually violent predator' designations, which require additional fact-finding beyond a conviction for a sexual offense.
In re H.D. (N.J. 2020)
Posted: March 18, 2020
New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holding that legislature did intend for minor, non-sexual offenses committed subsequent to a conviction for a sexual offense to forever bar relief for those seeking to be able to deregister.
Commonwealth v. Haines (Pa. Super. 2019)
Posted: November 1, 2019
Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion holding that requiring sex offense registration for individual who committed sexual offenses as a juvenile, but was not convicted until reaching adulthood, was unconstitutional.
Commonwealth v. Moore (Pa. Super. 2019)
Posted: October 24, 2019
Pennsylvania Superior Court opinion holding that internet dissemination of sex offender registration information is punitive in effect, and thus retroactive application violates the federal Ex Post Facto clause.
Piasecki v. Court of Common Pleas (3rd Cir. 2019)
Posted: June 12, 2019
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals holding that PA SORNA constitutes "custody" for habeas purposes, and is not merely a collateral consequence of a conviction.
In re CK (N.J. 2018)
Posted: January 20, 2019
New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holding that subjecting juveniles to more onerous registration requirements than those imposed on adults violates substantive due procress..
United States v. Holena (3rd Cir. 2018)
Posted: December 19, 2018
Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in context of revocation of Supervised Release, reversed imposition of lifetime internet use ban.
In re Registrant G.A. (N.J. Super. 2018)
Posted: December 19, 2018
New Jersey Superior Court holding that legislative amendments to state SORN were not intended to have retroactive effect.
Bakran v. Secretary (3rd Cir. 2018)
Posted: November 24, 2018
3rd Circuit Opinion dismissing plaintiffs claims related to immigration of foreign spouses under the AWA and constitutional claims that AWA infringed on marriage and immigration rights.