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United States v. Reynolds

710 F.3d 498 (2013)

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United States v. Reynolds

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
710 F.3d 498 (2013)

  • Written by Jack Newell, JD

Facts

Reynolds (defendant) was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor and was required to register as a sex offender as a result. Later, Congress passed the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), which placed additional registration requirements on sex offenders. The Department of Justice (DOJ) promulgated a rule without notice-and-comment rulemaking that imposed the new requirements retroactively. The DOJ stated that it was skipping the notice-and-comment period to prevent any uncertainty about the rule and to stop sex crimes. Reynolds was arrested for failing to meet the new registration requirements. He was convicted and appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which remanded it to the Third Circuit to decide whether it was permissible for the DOJ to promulgate a rule without notice-and-comment rulemaking.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Smith, J.)

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