Legal Opinion
United States v. Shenandoah
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 20, 2008No. 1:07-cr-00500PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER, District Judge.
Presently before the court are motions to dismiss the indictments in two separate criminal actions, namely, United States v. Paul Shenandoah and United States v. Brian Dennis Douglas. (See No. 07-500, Doc. 22; No. 08-196, Doc. 20.) The motions challenge the constitutionality of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) both on its face and as applied. The motions have been fully briefed and are ripe for disposition.
For purposes of judicial economy, the court will address both motions in a single memorandum. For the reasons…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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3Cited by20 opinions
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