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People v. Kochevar (Ill. Ct. App. 2020)

Posted: February 4, 2020

Illinois Court of Appeals vacating a prior judgment holding that Illinois' sex offense registration violated federal and state constitutional principles, in light of Illinois Supreme Court precedent that it lacked jurisdiction to consider constitutional challenges to registration on direct appeal.

People v. Kochevar (Ill. Ct. App. 2020)

State v. Hoyle (W.Va. 2019)

Posted: November 27, 2019

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals opinion finding that state registration scheme was not vague, that a 10-25 year sentence for failing to provide a correct phone number pursuant to that scheme was not disproportionate, but that a recidivist life sentence enhancement did violate the 8th Amendment.

State v. Hoyle (W.Va. 2019)

State ex rel A.N. (La. 2019)

Posted: October 23, 2019

Louisiana Supreme Court opinion declining, on procedural grounds, to address argument that juvenile sex offense registration violates 8th Amendment.

State ex rel A.N. (La. 2019)

Bohn v. Cook (D. Conn. 2019)

Posted: October 21, 2019

District Court for Connecticut declining to dismiss a prisoner's § 1983 suit alleging violations of Procedural Due Process, where he was assigned a sex offender risk score without a hearing, and was not incarcerated for a sex offense.

Bohn v. Cook (D. Conn. 2019)

Holland v. Georgia (11th Cir. 2019)

Posted: August 13, 2019

Unpublished 11th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion affirming the district court dismissal of a constitutional challenge to Georgia's sex offense registry laws, alleging violations of the Ex Post Facto clause, Substantive Due Process, Equal Protection, and violations of the Eighth Amendment.

Holland v. Georgia (11th Cir. 2019)

Gonzalez v. Duncan (9th Cir. 2008)

Posted: June 12, 2019

9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing the denial of an Eighth Amendment challenge to a "third strike" California sentence for failing to register as a sex offender.

Gonzalez v. Duncan (9th Cir. 2008)

Murphy v. Raoul, No. 16- cv–11471 (N.D. Ill. 2019)

Posted: January 16, 2019

Northern District of Illinois federal trial court holding that Illinois Department of Corrections policies for continuing to imprison people who were unable to obtain lawful housing was not constitutional.

Murphy v. Raoul, No. 16- cv–11471 (N.D. Ill. 2019)

In the Interest of T.H., (Iowa 2018)

Posted: June 26, 2018

Iowa Supreme Court holding that juvenile sex offender registration requirement, while it does constitute punishment, it is not cruel and unusual.

In the Interest of T.H., (Iowa 2018)

State v. Kinney (Idaho Ct. App. 2018)

Posted: June 18, 2018

Idaho Court of Appeals holding that Idaho's SORN does not violate constitutional prohibitions against disproportionate punishment.

State v. Kinney (Idaho Ct. App. 2018)

In re CP (Ohio 2012)

Posted: October 27, 2017

Ohio Supreme Court declared unconstitutional automatic, lifetime registration for juveniles under both state and federal constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment as well as denial of due process.

In re CP (Ohio 2012)

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People v. Kochevar (Ill. Ct. App. 2020)

State v. Hoyle (W.Va. 2019)

State ex rel A.N. (La. 2019)

Bohn v. Cook (D. Conn. 2019)

Holland v. Georgia (11th Cir. 2019)

Gonzalez v. Duncan (9th Cir. 2008)

Murphy v. Raoul, No. 16- cv–11471 (N.D. Ill. 2019)

In the Interest of T.H., (Iowa 2018)

State v. Kinney (Idaho Ct. App. 2018)

In re CP (Ohio 2012)

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