Nichols v. United States
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Nichols v. United States, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) does not require an individual to update his registration after departing a state.[1]
Quick Facts Nichols v. United States, Argued March 1, 2016 Decided April 4, 2016 ...
Nichols v. United States | |
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Argued March 1, 2016 Decided April 4, 2016 | |
Full case name | Lester Ray Nichols, Petitioner v. United States |
Docket no. | 15-5238 |
Citations | 578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1113; 194 L. Ed. 2d 324 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Nichols, 775 F.3d 1225 (10th Cir. 2014); rehearing en banc denied, 784 F.3d 666 (10th Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 445 (2015). |
Holding | |
The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act does not require an individual to update his registration once departing a state. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act |
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