CA: Judge’s SORNA ruling protects due process rights of Californians caught in federal registration trap

Source: Pacific Legal Foundation 4/10/26 Also read Janice’s comments On April 9, a federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking the Department of Justice from prosecuting California residents under a federal sex-offender registration law without first confirming with the state that those individuals are required to register in the first place. PLF represents a group of plaintiffs who are caught in a bind created by conflicting federal and state law. Each had been convicted of a sex offense, served their punishment, been rehabilitated, and earned removal from California’s registry through expungement…

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