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)
Posted: June 12, 2019
Litmon v. Harris (9th Cir. 2014)
Posted: January 20, 2019
9th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion affirming the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit alleging that California's "sexually violent predator" designation violated a variety of constitutional rights.
Clark v. Ryan (9th Cir. 2016)
Posted: October 27, 2017
9th Circuit affirmed federal district court dismissal of habeas corpus petition, state court application of Smith v. Doe was not unreasonable in ex post facto challenge.
Doe v. Harris (9th Cir. 2014)
Posted: October 27, 2017
Federal civil rights case declaring unconstitutional provisions of California law that required registrants to disclose internet identifiers used and report any changes to them.