No. 21-1401

John Doe v. Colonel Gary T. Settle, Superintendent, Virginia Department of State Police

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-05-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 8th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process eighth-amendment punishment punishment-analysis sex-offender-registry smith-v-doe state-restrictions
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess Punishment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-06-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state sex offender registry that imposes restrictions on individuals beyond mere registration with state or local law enforcement constitutes 'punishment' that is properly evaluated under the Eighth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a state sex offender registry that imposes restrictions on individuals beyond mere registration with state or local law enforcement constitutes “punishment” that is properly evaluated under the Eighth Amendment.

Docket Entries

2022-06-27
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-06-01
Waiver of right of respondent Gary Settle to respond filed.
2022-04-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2022)

Attorneys

Gary Settle
Andrew Nathan FergusonOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent
John Doe
Timothy Paul BossonBosson Legal Group, P.C., Petitioner