The federal appeals court in Atlanta has upheld a federal law requiring sex offenders to register with authorities when they move from one state to another. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal judge in Florida erred when he ruled that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2006 was "facially unconstitutional." The cases involved men who had registered elsewhere but failed to do so when they moved to Florida. The assistant federal public defender in Tampa claimed Congress exceeded its authority by passing the law because the sex offender registration is already controlled by the states.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
