The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)

GUNDY v. UNITED STATES, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: Criminal Law, The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)

139 S.Ct. 2116 (2019) Herman Avery GUNDY, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. No. 17-6086.Supreme Court of United States.Argued October 2, 2018.Decided June 20, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. Counsel Sarah Baumgartel, New York, NY, for Petitioner. 2121*2121 Jeffrey B. Wall, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Noel J. […]

Nichols v. United States, 578 U. S. ____ (2016)

Issues: Criminal Law, The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)

NICHOLS v. UNITED STATES, (2016) United States Supreme Court No. 15-5238 Argued: March 1, 2016????Decided: April 4, 2016 Syllabus:?The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) makes it a federal crime for certain sex offenders to “knowingly fai[l] to register or update a registration,” 18 U.?S.?C. ?2250(a)(3), and requires that offenders who move to a […]