SORNA can be applied to juvenile sex offenders 
Published: January 30, 2012
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
The application of federal sex offender registration requirements to juveniles does not violate the Constitution, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Federal sex offender must update registration
Published: January 5, 2012
Tags: Necessary and Proper Clause, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, SORNA
The federal sex offender registration law is constitutional as applied to a federal defendant on supervised release who failed to update his registration while living in Colorado, the 10th Circuit has ruled in affirming a conviction.
SORNA registration requirement is constitutional
Published: December 15, 2011
Tags: Ex Post Facto clause, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
A defendant convicted of drug trafficking could be required to register as a sex offender based on a rape conviction 20 years before the enactment of the federal sex offender registration statute, the 11th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
SEX OFFENDERS
Published: June 28, 2011
Tags: Ex Post Facto clause, juvenile defendant, sex offenders, SORNA
The 9th Circuit lacked the authority to decide whether the Ex Post Facto Clause prevented the application of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to a juvenile defendant whose court-ordered registration requirement had expired.
U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. v. Juvenile Male, No. 09-940. June
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Justices to decide SORNA challenge
Published: January 24, 2011
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA, Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a sex offender convicted before the enactment of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the law and of an interim rule that retroactively applied the law to him.
Sex offender registration rule invalid
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 3, 2011
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
A sex offender could not be convicted for failing to update his registration in compliance with a federal rule making statutory registration requirements retroactive, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming the dismissal of an indictment.
Sex offender had duty to register
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 2, 2010
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
A sex offender could be convicted for failing to keep his registration current – even though his interstate travel and failure to register occurred before the issuance of a rule making the federal requirement retroactive, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
SORNA registration required during ‘interim’ period
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 24, 2010
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
A sex offender was required to update his registration when he traveled interstate between the enactment of the federal sex offender statute and the issuance of a rule clarifying its reach, the 1st Circuit has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Sex offender registration rule invalid
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, sex offenders, SORNA
The U.S. Attorney General improperly adopted a rule that retroactively applies the new federal sex offender registration statute, the 6th Circuit has ruled in vacating a conviction.
Sex offender must register under federal law
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 12, 2010
Tags: sex offender, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, SORNA
A New York man convicted of rape could be required to register under a federal sex offender law when he moved to Pennsylvania, even though neither state has implemented the statute, the 3rd Circuit has ruled.
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