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.
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. Boyd (Wash. Ct. App. 2017)
Posted: November 26, 2018
Washington Court of Appeals affirming conviction over Ex Post Facto challenge for failure to register where Defendant-Appellant was subject to weekly in-person registration requirements due to homelessness.
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.
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.