Source: ACSOL
In another surprising ruling, the federal district court judge has decided to conduct a hearing on the pending preliminary injunction motion in the SORNA regulations case. The judge made this decision earlier today despite the fact that both parties had agreed to waive oral argument.
The hearing will be held on Monday, September 26 starting at 9 a.m.
View the hearing online by clicking on this Zoom Webinar link
Although the public is allowed to appear in the courtroom for this hearing, it is not recommended that you come as the judge is not expected to make or announce his decision during the hearing.
The attorneys for both parties will appear virtually at the hearing.
With all due respect, the comments summarizing what took place at this morning’s hearing are (sadly) very muddled, and confusing, and some are barely decipherable.
It would be VERY helpful FOR ALL to have someone who is experienced and knowledgeable about the legal arguments to provide a cogent analysis as to what occurred, and where this case presently stands. (Janice? Chance? Caleb?… anyone else with legal training?)
From what I can gather, (and I’m not at all sure that I am correct) the judge is seeking to have “specific, individual names” submitted to the court within 14 days and they then will be designated as plaintiffs. (?) The judge will then rule on whether or not the ‘newly named individuals’ will prevail and not then be subjected to comply with the newly promulgated SORNA regulations (?). And then depending on the judge’s ruling, it may or may not impact the entirety of those on the registry. True? Not true? What is confusing is that the plaintiff listed is “John Doe, et al”. So what issue has been raised by the court with respect to who is named as the plaintiff(s)?
Lastly, some analysis as to what the judge said from the bench to give us some insight as to which direction this judge may be leaning would be helpful and provide some context.
Personal takes and subjective comments as to how the attorneys representing either side performed or presented their arguments, while sometimes entertaining and amusing, are of little use when analyzing this important proceeding. Thanks.