Constitution Permits Congress to Delegate Authority to Apply Requirements of SORNA to
Author: Roslyn Myers, Ph.D., J.D..
Source: Volume 21, Number 06, October/November 2020 , pp.83-85(3)
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Abstract:
In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), even the provision that had retroactive application to offenders who had been convicted prior to the passage of SORNA. In Gundy v. U.S., 139 S.Ct. 2116 (2019), the majority opinion focused on the delegation authority of Congress, holding that the authority given to the Attorney General under SORNA “easily passes constitutional muster,” allowing the A.G. to exercise its authority to “specify the applicability” of SORNA’s registration requirements to “pre-Act” offenders.Keywords: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA); Gundy v. U.S.
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