Montana Supreme Court opinion reversing a trial court's imposition of conditions of supervision restricting internet access, where the underlying offense had no nexus with the internet.
State v. Hotchkiss (Mont. 2020)
Posted: November 2, 2020
Lingaw v. Lumpkin (Idaho 2020)
Posted: October 14, 2020
Idaho Supreme Court opinion holding that a gymnasium used by a school district counts as a school for purposes of Idaho's residency restriction statute.
In re Butler (Cal. Ct. App. 2020)
Posted: October 8, 2020
California Court of Appeal opinion finding that a 12 year trial delay in a SVP proceeding violates Due Process.
Wright v. Alaska (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: September 15, 2020
9th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion finding that where an individual is in custody for a failure to register offense, they are 'in custody' for habeas corpus purposes with regard to the predicate sex offense that required registration.
United States v. Lusby (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: August 31, 2020
9th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reversing the dismissal of a federal failure to register indictment where the government could not show that the interstate travel was not legally compelled.
United States v. Tullie (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: June 20, 2020
9th Circuit Opinion affirming and vacating in part conditions of supervised release that were imposed by the district court related to treatment and employment subsequent to a conviction for a sex offense.
Benitez v. Hutchens (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: June 20, 2020
9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing the dismissal of a civil rights complaint, alleging that confinement in a jail as a civil committee violated constitutional rights.
State v. Beam (Mont. 2020)
Posted: June 15, 2020
Montana Supreme Court Opinion reversing the trial court's decision to revoke a suspended sentence for failing to complete a treatment program in prison when the original sentence did not specify that was a requirement.
State v. Trujillo (Ariz. 2020)
Posted: May 15, 2020
Arizona Supreme Court opinion holding that Arizona's sex offense registration statute is non-punitive and that registration could be required even when facts triggering registration were not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offense Laws v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Cal. Ct. App. 3rd 2020)
Posted: February 14, 2020
California Court of Appeal decision finding that California state regulations excluding those convicted of non-violent sex offenses from parole eligibility contradicted plain text of a ballot initiatve, and thus was unlawful.