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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Courts - Retroactivity of SORNA

The ILB has had a number of entries, including this one from June 1, 2010, on the question of the retroactivity of SORNA, the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Yesterday, in Reynolds (ILB entry here), the SCOTUS decided, according to this brief AP story:

The Supreme Court says rules requiring sex offenders to update their registration when crossing state lines don’t automatically apply to those who committed their crimes before the law was passed.

The high court ruled 7-2 that Billy Joe Reynolds can challenge his arrest for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

This post by Prof. Doug Berman at Sentencing Law Blog explains:
[V]ia a 7-2 ruling in Reynolds v. US, the Justices provide an explanation about when and to whom SORNA applies to folks who committed sex offense prior to the act.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 24, 2012 10:30 AM
Posted to Courts in general