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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. Wass (4th Cir. 2020)

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 States v. Clark (8th Cir. 2020)

Thomas v. Blocker (3rd Cir. 2020)

Posted: January 30, 2020

3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirming denial of preliminary injunction, holding that federal law imposed independent registration requirements on Appellant even if state law would not otherwise require registration.

Thomas v. Blocker (3rd Cir. 2020)

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.

United State v. Helton (4th Cir. 2019)

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.

Jackson v. United States (11th Cir. 2019)

United States v. Doby (D. Kan. 2019)

Posted: November 9, 2019

Federal District Court for the District of Kansas rejecting defendant's pre-trial argument that federal SORNA constitutes compelled speech in the context of a failure to register indictment.

United States v. Doby (D. Kan. 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)

Wiggins v. United States (S.D. Ind. 2019)

Posted: October 10, 2019

Federal trial court dismissing request to reduce registration time under federal SORNA on the basis that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, and that the federal statute does not create a private right of action.

Wiggins v. United States (S.D. Ind. 2019)

Willman v. United States Attorney General (E.D. Mich. 2019)

Posted: October 7, 2019

Federal district court in the Eastern District of Michigan dismissing broad constitutional challenge to federal SORNA.

Willman v. United States Attorney General (E.D. Mich. 2019)

United States v. Walker (7th Cir. 2019)

Posted: July 24, 2019

7th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion reversing the denial of a motion to dismiss a failure to register indictment as Appellant's requirement to register had already expired under federal law.

United States v. Walker (7th Cir. 2019)

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United States v. Wass (4th Cir. 2020)

United States v. Clark (8th Cir. 2020)

Thomas v. Blocker (3rd Cir. 2020)

United State v. Helton (4th Cir. 2019)

Jackson v. United States (11th Cir. 2019)

United States v. Doby (D. Kan. 2019)

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

Wiggins v. United States (S.D. Ind. 2019)

Willman v. United States Attorney General (E.D. Mich. 2019)

United States v. Walker (7th Cir. 2019)

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