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A Major Due Process Victory
A federal judge has delivered an important constitutional win by permanently blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from prosecuting certain Californians under SORNA when state law does not require—or even allow—the information the DOJ demands.
The court made a powerful point: **the government cannot prosecute someone for failing to do the impossible.** It also reaffirmed that due process requires the government to prove every element of a crime and cannot shift that burden onto the accused.
While this ruling directly applies to California, its constitutional reasoning could influence future challenges to federal registry enforcement across the country.
This decision is an important reminder that constitutional rights and due process apply to everyone, and courts remain willing to place limits on government overreach when those rights are at stake.
https://reason.com/2026/04/16/federal-judge-delivers-due-process-win-against-doj-registry-overreach/
See also https://floridaactioncommittee.org/win-in-ca-judges-ruling-protects-due-process-rights-of-californians-caught-in-federal-registration-trap/
Yes chipping away at it !! Small steps forward ty
In Illinois this needs to be listed as 730 ILCS 150/2 E, 5 trough E-10 states that a new felony must comply with the sex offender board on being a sexually motivated crime. Our Illinois Suprem Court has ruled in the, People v Johnson case that his child murder case was not sexually motivatrd and struck down part of the statute, yet creating a new statute just for crimes that dont have the sexual content in it. Also, those with this crime don’t have to pay any 100 fee, like sex offenders do. They get a 10 year registration and out, pay 20 initial and 10 there after. Even JPD Officer dont like it as those do not comply with Article I section 11, the mandatory right to be fully restored to full time citizenship once the debt has been repaid to society. Called pains and penalties of law doctrine and bills of attainders.
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/4a153c/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/sct/166766_66_01.pdf
Sorna Michigan case haven’t read the outcome
Thanks for this Eugene!
Look at it this way guys and gals, all the government did was build a million man army. And every day they throw someone on the list just strengthens us. Be strong my friends!
I wonder if this will get any traction or just end up like that meaningless prostitution list no one got placed on. https://www.wftv.com/news/local/volusia-county/volusia-county-leaders-prepare-vote-floridas-first-domestic-violence-registry/XJYY7DHLBZAWJE6ZHZRBNBVNGE/?outputType=amp
Let’s see how long until they start adding civil felony enactments over the years