Pennsylvania Supreme Court order reversing lower court finding that Pennsylvania's SORA was punitive and could not be applied retroactively.
Steinman v. Blocker (Pa. 2021)
Posted: March 28, 2021
Doe v. Peterson (D. Neb. 2021)
Posted: March 24, 2021
Federal district court opinion finding no constitutional violation with regard to Nebraska requiring juveniles adjudicated out of state and registered privately in their respective states to be placed on Nebraska's public registry upon moving there.
Harrison v. Wyoming (Wyo. 2021)
Posted: March 9, 2021
Wyoming Supreme Court opinion holding that appellant was not eligible to petition for removal from state registry on the basis that he had not registered for 25 years under state law, fact that his conviction occurred 25 years ago notwithstanding.
Doe v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2021)
Posted: February 10, 2021
Federal trial court holding that application of Tennessee's sex offense registration act violated the Ex Post Facto clause as applied to two plaintiffs.
State v. Brown (N.J. 2021)
Posted: January 27, 2021
New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holding that enhanced penalties for failure to register passed after an obligation to register arose do not implicate ex post facto provisions of state or federal constitutions.
Does v. Wasden (9th Cir. 2020)
Posted: December 14, 2020
9th Circuit Court of Appeals case reversing the dismissal of various constitutional claims related to Idaho's SORNA, including Ex Post Facto, Double Jeopardy, and Eighth Amendment.
State v. Townsend (Ohio 2020)
Posted: December 14, 2020
Ohio Supreme Court opinion holding that a state law designating certain individuals as sexually violent predators, subjecting them to enhanced criminal sentencing, could not be applied retroactively.
Does v. Miami-Dade County (11th Cir. 2020)
Posted: September 9, 2020
11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirming the denial of the lower court to allow an as-applied Ex Post Facto claim in a lawsuit over Miami-Dade's housing banishment laws.
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.
Reid v. Lee (M.D. Tenn. 2020)
Posted: August 10, 2020
Tennessee federal district court opinion granting preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiff who alleged that the application of Tennessee's SORA to him violated Ex Post Facto prohibitions.