Changes to sex offense registry cause confusion in Michigan

It has been nine months since court-ordered changes to Michigan’s sex offense registry were made, leaving confusion about enforcement. Michigan State Police are under an Interim Order and Injunction issued by the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan that prohibits the MSP from enforcing registration, verification, school zone and fee violations of the Sex Offenders Registration

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Nondelegation doctrine is resurfacing for courts

The nondelegation doctrine is a legal theory that one branch of government must not authorize another entity to exercise the power or function which it is constitutionally authorized to exercise itself. When Congress enacted SORNA, they didn’t specify whether it was to apply to people who were convicted of a sex offense BEFORE the law’s passage or only to those

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