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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.

Thomas v. Blocker (CA3 2020, M.D. Pa. 2021)

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.

United States v. Lusby (9th Cir. 2020)

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.

Willman v. United States Attorney General (6th Cir. 2020)

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.

United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)

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.

Selig v. Russell (Mo. Ct. App. 2020)

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)

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)

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Thomas v. Blocker (CA3 2020, M.D. Pa. 2021)

United States v. Lusby (9th Cir. 2020)

Willman v. United States Attorney General (6th Cir. 2020)

United States v. Montgomery (5th Cir. 2020)

Selig v. Russell (Mo. Ct. App. 2020)

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

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

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

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

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

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