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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 12, 2013

State defends requirement that sex offenders register email, usernames

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gave little indication of how it would rule in a case involving possible First Amendment violations related to a 2012 initiative requiring sex offenders to disclose identifying online information.


By Hamed Aleaziz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gave little indication Tuesday of how they plan to rule in a case involving the online identities of registered sex offenders under a 2012 voter initiative.


The law, which passed overwhelmingly in November as Proposition 35, was intended to increase criminal punishments for human trafficking. Certain provisions require registered sex offenders to tu...

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