No. 19-8636
Silas Bernard Peterson v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law attorney-general attorney-general-authority constitutional-delegation ex-post-facto notification-act retroactive-application sex-offender-registration statutory-interpretation unconstitutional-delegation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) unconstitutionally delegate to the Attorney General the decision of whether and how it applied to people who were convicted of a sex offense before its enactment?
Question Presented (from Petition)
Question Presented Did the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) unconstitutionally delegate to the Attorney General the decision of whether and how it applied to people who were convicted of a sex offense before its enactment? ii
Docket Entries
2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-06-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2020)
Attorneys
Silas Bernard Peterson
James H. Locklin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
James H. Locklin — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent