United States v. Young

Norman Lamar Young — a sex offender — appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a) for traveling in interstate commerce and then knowingly failing to update his registration information as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Young contends that, as applied to him, SORNA violates his constitutional right to be free from ex post facto punishment. It does not, so we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. SORNA Statutory Framework

On July 27, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 1 Title I of the Act includes…