Gundy v. United States

Decided June 20, 2019. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17-6086 · 588 U.S. 128 · Cited 435 times

The Second Circuit’s judgment that 34 U. S. C. §20913(d)—which requires the Attorney General to apply the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act’s registration requirements as soon as feasible to offenders convicted before the statute’s enactment—is not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority is affirmed.

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