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Brown v. Tarrant County (5th Cir. 2021)

Posted: January 8, 2021

5th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that denial of treatment during twenty-day convinement in a jail cell to individual civilly confined as a SVP did not violate clearly established law, and thus defendants were entitled to qualified immunity.

Brown v. Tarrant County (5th Cir. 2021)

In re Stoddard (Tex. 2020)

Posted: December 15, 2020

Texas Supreme Court opinion reversing a lower court on the correct standard of review for factual insufficiency claims in SVP commitment proceedings.

In re Stoddard (Tex. 2020)

State v. Hill (La. 2020)

Posted: October 24, 2020

Louisiana Supreme Court opinion declaring unconstitutional under the 1st Amendment a provision of Louisiana state law that required the driver's licenses of those with past sex offense convictions to bear a mark identifying them as "sex offenders."

State v. Hill (La. 2020)

United States v. Becerra (5th Cir. 2020)

Posted: October 15, 2020

5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion vacating, on plain error review, a supervised release condition that imposed a ten year ban on internet and computer usage.

United States v. Becerra (5th Cir. 2020)

United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)

Posted: July 20, 2020

5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion vacating a federal conviction for failure to register, where the Appellant was no longer required to comply with federal SORNA.

United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)

Hearn v. Vasquez (W.D. Tex. 2020)

Posted: May 31, 2020

Texas federal trial court finding that changes in the law mandating registration subsequent to a plea agreement where registration was not contemplated did not violate contractual Due Process rights, and that the claims were time barred.

Hearn v. Vasquez (W.D. Tex. 2020)

United States v. Richards (10th Cir. 2020)

Posted: May 27, 2020

10th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion holding that a defendant's objection to a polygraph requirement in his supervision conditions on 5th Amendment grounds was premature.

United States v. Richards (10th Cir. 2020)

In re Bluitt (Tex. 2020)

Posted: May 17, 2020

Texas Supreme Court decision holding that in a SVP proceeding, the right to appear at trial means physical presence.

In re Bluitt (Tex. 2020)

In re Jones (Tex. 2020)

Posted: May 1, 2020

Texas Supreme Court opinion finding that, while it was error not to submit a jury instruction in a SVP trial informing the jury that they did not need to reach a unanimous verdict to find for the Petitioner, this error was harmless.

In re Jones (Tex. 2020)

United States v. Herndon (5th Cir. 2020)

Posted: March 25, 2020

5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacating various conditions of supervised release imposing bans on internet access, computer use, and other activities and remanding for re-sentencing.

United States v. Herndon (5th Cir. 2020)

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Brown v. Tarrant County (5th Cir. 2021)

In re Stoddard (Tex. 2020)

State v. Hill (La. 2020)

United States v. Becerra (5th Cir. 2020)

United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)

Hearn v. Vasquez (W.D. Tex. 2020)

United States v. Richards (10th Cir. 2020)

In re Bluitt (Tex. 2020)

In re Jones (Tex. 2020)

United States v. Herndon (5th Cir. 2020)

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