United States v. Brunner

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth Brunner, a federal sex offender, appeals from his conviction in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Glenn T. Suddaby, J.) for knowingly failing to register and update his sex offender registration pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, (“SORNA”). As Brunner’s principal argument that Congress lacked authority to impose SORNA’s registration requirements on him is now foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Kebodeaux, — U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2496, 186 L.Ed.2d 540 (2013), we affirm.

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