As reported in this post from last summer, a Sixth Circuit panel concluded in Does v. Snyder, No. 15-1536 (6th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016) (available here), that Michigan’s amendments to its Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) “imposes punishment” and thus the state violates the US Constitution when applying these SORA provisions retroactively. Michigan appealed this decision to the US Supreme Court, and SCOTUS in March asked for the US Acting Solicitor General to express its views on the case. Yesterday, the Acting SG filed this brief with SCOTUS stating that in “the view of the United States, the…
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PA: Judge was right to protect foreign kids from U.S. sex predator, court says
An Allegheny County judge acted correctly when she sentenced a sex predator to a 20- to 40-year prison term to ensure he’ll be too old to molest foreign children when he is eventually deported, a state appeals court panel has ruled. Full Article
Read MoreTX: Should independent living complexes have to notify residents of sex offenders?
The Houston Housing Authority has changed the way the agency reviews its 60,000 tenants after Channel 2 Investigates found a registered sex offender getting a housing allowance he is barred from receiving. Full Article
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