9th Cir.

Mathews v. Becerra (Cal. 2019)

Posted: January 1, 2020

California Supreme Court Opinion holding that a lawsuit brought by therapists challenging a state law that mandated reporting to authorities whenever a client disclosed viewing illegal images to them stated a cognizable privacy claim under the California state constitution.

Mathews v. Becerra (Cal. 2019)

Doe v. Connors (HI 2019)

Posted: December 16, 2019

Hawaii Supreme Court reversing an administrative finding that Petitioner's out-of-state offense would qualify for registration, where the record was unclear as to whether the elements of Petitioner's offense would satisfy Hawaii statutory requirements.

Doe v. Connors (HI 2019)

Does v. City of San Diego (S.D. Cal. 2019)

Posted: November 21, 2019

Federal District Court for the Southern District of California finding that local San Diego ordinance enacting residential banishment laws for people convicted of sex offenses was preempted by state law.

Does v. City of San Diego (S.D. Cal. 2019)

People v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)

Posted: November 9, 2019

California Court of Appeal affirming the dismissal of an SVP petition, where the state relied on inadmissible hearsay in the form of expert evaluator reports to meet their burden of proof.

People v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)

United States v. Dailey (9th Cir. 2019)

Posted: November 4, 2019

9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissing as waived arguments that the district court's determination that a defendant who pled guilty to a Travel Act violation must register as a sex offender, where the plea agreement contained an appellate waiver and the sentence was not otherwise illegal.

United States v. Dailey (9th Cir. 2019)

State v. Lafountain (Or. Ct. App. 2019)

Posted: September 16, 2019

Oregon Court of Appeals ruling that "residence" means something more than a temporary shelter or jail cell, in finding the state's evidence legally insufficient to convict a defendant of railing to register.

State v. Lafountain (Or. Ct. App. 2019)

United States v. Templin (D. Mont. 2019)

Posted: June 12, 2019

Federal trial court in Montana holding that while the court had the authority to terminate defendant's obligation to register as a sex offender under federal law, he would have to seek relief in state court to deregister under Montana's laws.Mon

United States v. Templin (D. Mont. 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)

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.

Litmon v. Harris (9th Cir. 2014)

State v. Habtai (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I 2018)

Posted: December 20, 2018

Washington Court of Appeals holding that, since state SORN was non-punitive, appellant was not deprived of right to jury trial when he was ordered to register, fact that neither plea nor element of the offense specified age of victim or biological relationship notwithstanding.

State v. Habtai (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I 2018)

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9th Cir.

Mathews v. Becerra (Cal. 2019)

Doe v. Connors (HI 2019)

Does v. City of San Diego (S.D. Cal. 2019)

People v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)

United States v. Dailey (9th Cir. 2019)

State v. Lafountain (Or. Ct. App. 2019)

United States v. Templin (D. Mont. 2019)

Gonzalez v. Duncan (9th Cir. 2008)

Litmon v. Harris (9th Cir. 2014)

State v. Habtai (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I 2018)

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