News from the U.S. Supreme Court – the court has NOT decided whether it will review Doe v. Snyder, last summer’s ground-breaking decision by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

What’s at stake: Doe v. Snyder is a big victory and when the 6th Circuit issued its decision it became the first federal appeals court to rule that parts of a sex offense registration law are punishment, and unconstitutional if they’re applied retroactively. Michigan’s sex offense registry law was challenged and it was cut back by the 6th Circuit’s decision. Michigan lost so they’re hoping to undo the damage to their registration law by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 6th Circuit decision.
What about Supreme Court review of this case, good or bad idea? If the Supreme Court rejects the request for review, the 6th Circuit decision stands and is in effect for Michigan and the other states (Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee) in that federal circuit. If the Supreme Court agrees to review the case, anything can happen – the Supreme Court could uphold the 6th Circuit’s decision or change it or even uphold the Michigan registration law. If the Supreme Court grants review, by the time the case is actually heard the currently vacant seat on the court is likely to be filled with a Trump administration nominee. With so much uncertainty, some would prefer the Supreme Court refuse to review the case and just let the 6th Circuit decision alone. The 6th Circuit decision means that a number of people will be freed from the registry but that is up in the air while the Supreme Court decides what to do. Bold and ground-breaking, the 6th Circuit ruling is already influencing other courts. –Bill Dobbs, The Dobbs Wire
Here’s what the U.S. Supreme Court had to say this morning, March 27, 2017:
16-768 SNYDER, GOV. OF MI, ET AL. V. JOHN DOES #1-5, ET AL.
The Acting Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States. LINK HERE
Update: National RSOL considers what the the Supreme Court’s action could mean. LINK HERE
I believe if a person has donetheir time and hasn't gotten in any trouble should not have to register as a sex offender on the registry they have already been punished for what they have done!! Leave them alone and let them get on with their life.AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE LIFETIME REGISTERS? WHAT ABOUT WHEN THEY BECOME OF THE AGE THAT THEY CAN EVEN MAKE IT DOWN THERE TO RGISTER , PRETTY DAMN SAD TO M E LEAVE THM BE IF THEY have done their time
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