U.S. v. Juvenile Male, No. 07-30290 (9th Cir.) (581 F.3d 977) (September 10, 2009) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
In a lengthy opinion written by Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the Ninth Circuit held that a portion of the Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) violates the Ex Post Facto Clause when applied to former juvenile offenders, and therefore is unconstitutional. SORNA was enacted on July 27, 2006 as ...
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