4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that, despite underlying federal conviction being vacated, federal civil commitment order was still valid.
United States v. Welsh (4th Cir. 2018)
Posted: September 9, 2023
Thomas v. Blocker (CA3 2020, M.D. Pa. 2021)
Posted: April 14, 2021
Federal district court, following remand from court of appeals, granting defendants' motion for summary judgment on claims that Pennsylvania's SORNA violated Due Process & Ex Post Facto constitutional provisions, in addition to retaliation and defamation claims.
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.
Willman v. United States Attorney General (6th Cir. 2020)
Posted: August 27, 2020
Federal district court in the Eastern District of Michigan dismissing broad constitutional challenge to federal SORNA.
United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)
Posted: July 20, 2020
5th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion vacating a federal conviction for failure to register, where the Appellant was no longer required to comply with federal SORNA.
Selig v. Russell (Mo. Ct. App. 2020)
Posted: April 22, 2020
Missouri Court of Appeals opinion finding that offenses requiring registration under federal law would also require registration under state law, even if they are specifically exempted in the state's registration statute.
United States v. Wass (4th Cir. 2020)
Posted: March 25, 2020
4th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reversing dismissal of federal indictment for failure to register, finding that non-delegation principles were not violated, and that federal SORNA was not puntive.
United States v. Clark (8th Cir. 2020)
Posted: February 16, 2020
8th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion holding that trial court's instructions on 'knowing' with respect to a federal failure to register offense were not in error and did not require that the jury disregard Appellant's mistake-of-fact defense.
United State v. Helton (4th Cir. 2019)
Posted: December 9, 2019
4th Circuit Court of Appeals holding that a violation of South Carolina's voyeurism statute constitutes a "sex offense" for the purposes of federal SORNA.
Jackson v. United States (11th Cir. 2019)
Posted: November 20, 2019
11th Circuit Court of Appeals finding no ineffective assistance of counsel where, despite advice that plea agreement would not require registration as a sex offender, counsel could not have anticipated subsequent changes in the law.