5th Cir.

Pierre v. Vasquez, et al. (5th Cir. 2022)

Posted: January 7, 2022

Fifth Circuit decision reversing and remanding district court's grant of summary judgment based on a lack of standing, holding that the damaging reputational consequences of requiring the plaintiff to register as a "sex offender" are a "concrete" form of injury sufficient to support standing.

Pierre v. Vasquez, et al. (5th Cir. 2022)

United States v. Borum (N.D. Miss. 2021)

Posted: November 2, 2021

United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi opinion holding that a nolo contendere plea, which resulted in Defendant's registration pursuant to the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act ("SORNA"), is admissible in a prosecution for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a).

United States v. Borum (N.D. Miss. 2021)

Davidson v. State (La. 2021)

Posted: May 16, 2021

Louisiana Supreme Court opinion holding that a conviction dismissed subsequent to successful completion of probation is still a registrable offense, and that Ex Post Facto concerns were not implicated in the case of a Florida resident who sought to avoid registration on his return to Louisiana.

Davidson v. State (La. 2021)

Hearn v. McCraw (5th Cir. 2021)

Posted: April 19, 2021

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. McCraw (5th Cir. 2021)

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 law requiring those with past sex offense convictions to carry an identification card branded with the words "sex offender."

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)

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)

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Pierre v. Vasquez, et al. (5th Cir. 2022)

United States v. Borum (N.D. Miss. 2021)

Davidson v. State (La. 2021)

Hearn v. McCraw (5th Cir. 2021)

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)

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

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