Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates March 2003 No. 3 Vol. 6
Glenn G. Godfrey and Bruce M Botelho

Protection From Sex Offenders

State Registration and Notification Laws

Glenn G. Godfrey and Bruce M Botelho

Petitioners

John G. Roberts, Jr., Counsel of RecordIn 1994, the U.S. Congress passed the Wetterling Act, which directed the U.S. Attorney General to create guidelines for States to use in developing sexual offender registration laws. Using those guidelines, Alaska passed the Alaska Sexual Offender Registration Act (ASORA) later that year. The law required those convicted of sexual crimes to provide a variety of personal information — such as home address, physical appearance, and automobile tags — to their local police stations for at least 15 years. All of the information provided was posted on a public webpage. Two convicted sex offenders…

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