Legal Opinion

Doe v. Weld

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided December 17, 1996No. Civ. A. 96-11968-PBSPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case challenges the constitutionality of the newly-enacted sex offender registry law as it applies to juveniles adjudicated delinquent prior to its enactment. The plaintiff is a nineteen year-old college student who, at the age of seventeen, pled guilty to four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child and was sentenced as a juvenile to four months probation. Plaintiff seeks an injunction and a declaration that the “Act Relative to Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification” (“The Act”), also known as “Megan’s…

2Cases cited53 opinions

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  3. Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. CookOhio Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Russell v. GregoireCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. Doe v. PatakiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  4. Doe v. PatakiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  5. State v. CookOhio Supreme Court · 1998

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