Update: Boyd v. Washington and PLN
The SCOTUS was supposed to consider two important cases in the conference held last Friday.
Boyd v. Washington (Whether the requirement of frequent, in-person reporting renders an offender-registration law punitive, such that applying the law retroactively violates the ex post facto clause) and Prison Legal News v. Jones.
Both cases have been rescheduled.
No new cases of relevance to sex offender issues have been added.
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Sadly, Boyd was denied Cert. 🙁 https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121018zor_f2ah.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-notebook-justices-employ-signature-phrases/2018/12/03/eb525630-f6c3-11e8-8642-c9718a256cbd_story.html?utm_term=.912ceb114bd0 This is why they had a reschedule the hearing on Nov.30 this is also a good to read it helps you understand what the Judges train of thought are too.
This is pretty interesting Joseph. Thanks for the link.
@ bobby and Jz no problem guys I have fla conviction. I wish I had people like Florida Action Committee here in Az.
@joseph, definitely a good read. I can only hope/pray they will do their due diligence with cases that affect registered citizens.
On a side note, I have noticed that “recent comments” haven’t been showing up for several weeks now.
If SCOTUS does not grant cert in these cases, then which side has won?
Yes, I know, the side that won on appeal, silly, but which side was that?
In other words, did PLN and Boyd petition for writ of cert (in which case cert is a good thing here) or did the states (in which case cert is meh thing here)?
Using dumbed-down repetition here only because I already attempted this question! Appreciate these updates.
Boyd (registrant) lost in the Court of Appeals of Washington.
Prison Legal News lost in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Dear Jacob,
I tried answering your question in the past. Maybe my post didn’t make it. Anyway, the losing party at the appellate level appears as the first party in a SCOTUS petition. For instance, we are all familiar with Miranda rights. SCOTUS decided that case in 1967 under the case name of Miranda v. Arizona because Mirand lost at the appellate level. Hope this helps answer your question about how to determine which party is which.