Sex Offender Registration Act’s Retroactive Application Violated Due Process
It was unconstitutional to retroactively apply Michigan’s SORA to a defendant who had pleaded guilty to a sex offense under a state diversionary statute, the Michigan SCT has ruled.
Michigan's SORA labeled "Byzantine Code" by the 6th Circuit
In a recent opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit declared recent amendments to Michigan's SORA to be ex post facto law.
SORA not Punishment for Juvenile's CSC Adjudication
In In re TD, the COA held that application of SORA was not "punishment," so it could not be deemed unconstitutional on grounds that it was cruel and unusual as applied to the respondent.
COA Holds That Homeless Man Does Not Violate SORA
In People v Dowdy, the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion interpreting SORA - the Sex Offender Registry Act.
Appellate Courts to Review Constitutionality of SORA as Applied to Juveniles?? Only Time Will Tell....
In a September 30, 2009 opinion, Washtenaw County Family Court Judge, Hon. Darlene O'Brien, called into question the constitutionality of SORA's application in juvenile cases.