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Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 Civ. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (427 F.Supp.2d 398) (April 12, 2006) (Judge Denny Chin)

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Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 Civ. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (427 F.Supp.2d 398) (April 12, 2006) (Judge Denny Chin) by Plaintiffs, a class of convicted sex offenders, sued defendants, the governor of New York, and other state officials, challenging New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA). Seventeen months after the parties entered …

Doe v. Moore, No. 04-10279 (11th Cir.) (410 F.3d 1337) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)

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Doe v. Moore, No. 04-10279 (11th Cir.) (410 F.3d 1337) (June 6, 2005) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch) by Here the Court rejected a broad series of constitutional challenges to Florida’s Sex Offender Registration/Notification statutes and its DNA Collection statutes, stating that any liberty interest rights they affected were not …

Doe v. Miller, No. 04-1568 (8th Cir.) (405 F.3d 700) (April 29, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton)

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Doe v. Miller, No. 04-1568 (8th Cir.) (405 F.3d 700) (April 29, 2005) (Judge Steven M. Colloton) by The leper colonies are back! To deal with convicted sex offenders who are released from prison, a growing number of states have been seizing on a legislative fix that severely restricts the …

Doe v. Miller, No. 3:03-cv-90067 (S.D.Iowa) (298 F.Supp.2d 844) (February 9, 2004) (Judge Robert W. Pratt)

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Doe v. Miller, No. 3:03-cv-90067 (S.D.Iowa) (298 F.Supp.2d 844) (February 9, 2004) (Judge Robert W. Pratt) by Plaintiffs, a class of sexual offenders, sued defendants, the Iowa Attorney General and all of Iowa's County Attorneys, asking the court to declare Iowa Code § 692A.2A (the Act) unconstitutional on a number …

Fullmer v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, No. 02-1731 (6th Cir.) (360 F.3d 579) (February 25, 2004) (Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey)

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Fullmer v. Michigan Dept. of State Police, No. 02-1731 (6th Cir.) (360 F.3d 579) (February 25, 2004) (Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey) by Here the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court ruling which had held a Michigan law requiring the registration of sex offenders was unconstitutional because it had the effect …

Gwinn v. Awmiller, No. 00-1485 (10th Cir.) (354 F.3d 1211) (January 12, 2004) (Judge Robert H. Henry)

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Gwinn v. Awmiller, No. 00-1485 (10th Cir.) (354 F.3d 1211) (January 12, 2004) (Judge Robert H. Henry) by Here the plaintiff pled guilty to robbery; and he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. As part of his plea agreement, a sexual assault charge was dismissed. After prison officials classified …

Smith v. Doe, No. 01-729 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 84; 123 S.Ct. 1140) (March 5, 2003) (Justice Kennedy)

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Smith v. Doe, No. 01-729 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 84; 123 S.Ct. 1140) (March 5, 2003) (Justice Kennedy) by Here by a vote of 6-to-3, the Court rejected a claim that the retroactive features of Alaska's Sex Offender Registration Act (a Megan’s law) violated the Ex Post Facto Clause …

Connecticut Dept. of Pub. Safety v. Doe, No. 01-1231 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 1; 123 S.Ct. 1160) (March 5, 2003) (Justice Rehnquist)

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Connecticut Dept. of Pub. Safety v. Doe, No. 01-1231 (U.S. Supreme Court) (538 U.S. 1; 123 S.Ct. 1160) (March 5, 2003) (Justice Rehnquist) by Here the Court unanimously rejected an argument that sex offenders have a due process right to an individualized hearing on their current dangerousness before information about …

Doe I v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 979) (August 8, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

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Doe I v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 979) (August 8, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by In this decision, the Ninth Circuit struck down Alaska’s version of “Megan’s Law” on narrow grounds, holding that a provision of the law requiring the posting of the sex offenders’ home and …

Doe v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (248 F.3d 832) (April 9, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)

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Doe v. Otte, No. 99-35845 (9th Cir.) (248 F.3d 832) (April 9, 2001) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt) by Here the Court held that Alaska’s version of Megan’s Law, requiring registration of convicted sex offenders, violated the Ex Post Facto Clause; and it reviewed some of the legal and social issues raised …

Paul P. v. Farmer, No. Civ. No. 97-2919 (D.N.J.) (92 F.Supp.2d 410) (January 24, 2000) (Judge Joseph E. Irenas)

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Paul P. v. Farmer, No. Civ. No. 97-2919 (D.N.J.) (92 F.Supp.2d 410) (January 24, 2000) (Judge Joseph E. Irenas) by As this decision shows, the battle over this country’s Megan-laws continues. The plaintiffs in this much litigated class action lawsuit are convicted sex offenders who are subject to the registration …

Kirby v. James, No. 98-6236 (11th Cir.) (195 F.3d 1285) (November 17, 1999) (Per Curiam)

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Kirby v. James, No. 98-6236 (11th Cir.) (195 F.3d 1285) (November 17, 1999) (Per Curiam) by In the instant case, the Eleventh Circuit held that attaching the label of “sex offender” to a prisoner who has never been convicted of a sexual offense is sufficiently stigmatizing as to trigger the …

Young v. Weston, No. 98-35377 (9th Cir.) (192 F.3d 870) (May 20, 1999) (Judge Harry Pregerson)

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Young v. Weston, No. 98-35377 (9th Cir.) (192 F.3d 870) (May 20, 1999) (Judge Harry Pregerson) by In its decision, the Court relied heavily on Kansas v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346 (1997) where the Supreme Court held that Kansas' involuntary commitment procedure for sexually violent predators did not violate substantive …

Cutshall v. Sundquist, No. 97-6276 (6th Cir.) (193 F.3d 467) (October 4, 1999) (Judge James L. Ryan)

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Cutshall v. Sundquist, No. 97-6276 (6th Cir.) (193 F.3d 467) (October 4, 1999) (Judge James L. Ryan) by In this case a divided Sixth Circuit held that the release of sex offender registry data does not implicate the Due Process Clause and it also rejected a broad range of other …

Paul P. v. Verniero, No. 97-5791 (3rd Cir.) (170 F.3d 396) (March 16, 1999) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter)

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Paul P. v. Verniero, No. 97-5791 (3rd Cir.) (170 F.3d 396) (March 16, 1999) (Judge Dolores K. Sloviter) by Here the Third Circuit held that the registration and notification provisions of New Jersey's "Megan's Law" did not violate the sex offenders constitutionally protected privacy interests, stressing the public's interest in …

Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 CIV. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (3 F.Supp.2d 456) (May 7, 1998) (Judge Denny Chin)

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Doe v. Pataki, No. 96 CIV. 1657(DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (3 F.Supp.2d 456) (May 7, 1998) (Judge Denny Chin) by This is the sequel to the Second Circuit's earlier decision, reported at 120 F.3d 1263 (2nd Cir. 1997), where that Court held that neither the registration nor the community notification provisions of …

Roe v. Farwell, No. Civ.A. 97-10715-WGY (D.Mass.) (999 F.Supp. 174) (March 31, 1998) (Judge William G. Young)

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Roe v. Farwell, No. Civ.A. 97-10715-WGY (D.Mass.) (999 F.Supp. 174) (March 31, 1998) (Judge William G. Young) by This decision is noted because it contains a comprehensive review of prevailing judicial view that the sex offender registration and community notification laws, known as Megan's Laws, which have now been adopted …

U.S. v. Coenen, No. 97-30101 (5th Cir.) (135 F.3d 938) (February 18, 1998) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)

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U.S. v. Coenen, No. 97-30101 (5th Cir.) (135 F.3d 938) (February 18, 1998) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale) by This case presents a dramatically graphic illustration of some of the by-products of the prevailing "Scarlet Letter" mentality that is beginning to take hold in America as we begin to accelerate our …

Neal v. Shimoda, No. 95-16564 (9th Cir.) (131 F.3d 818) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Thomas G. Nelson)

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Neal v. Shimoda, No. 95-16564 (9th Cir.) (131 F.3d 818) (December 11, 1997) (Judge Thomas G. Nelson) by The plaintiff alleged sex offenders appealed the judgment of the District of Hawaii, which granted summary judgment to defendant prison administrators on plaintiffs' claims brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that …

Roe v. Office of Adult Probation, No. 96-9157, No. 1579 (2nd Cir.) (125 F.3d 47) (September 8, 1997) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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Roe v. Office of Adult Probation, No. 96-9157, No. 1579 (2nd Cir.) (125 F.3d 47) (September 8, 1997) (Judge Jon O. Newman) by E.B. v. Verniero, 119 F.3d 1077 (3rd Cir. 1997) (Judge Stapleton) Doe v. Pataki, 120 F.3d 1263 (2nd Cir. 1997) (Judge Newman) Roe v. Office of Adult …