United States v. Kebodeaux
| United States v. Kebodeaux | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 17, 2013 Decided June 24, 2013 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Kebodeaux |
| Docket no. | 12-418 |
| Citations | 570 U.S. 387 (more) 133 S. Ct. 2496; 186 L. Ed. 2d 540; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4715 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Kebodeaux was convicted of violating SORNA - W.D. Tex.; affirmed, 647 F.3d 137 (5th Cir. 2011); petition for rehearing en banc granted, 647 F.3d 605 (5th Cir. 2011); conviction overturned under the Wetterling Act, 687 F.3d 232 (5th Cir. 2012); cert. granted, 568 U.S. 1119 (2013). |
| Subsequent | Conviction affirmed on remand, 726 F.3d 737 (5th Cir. 2013). |
| Holding | |
| The Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA) was found to be constitutional under the Necessary and Proper Clause. The circuit court's decision was reversed and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Concurrence | Roberts (in judgment) |
| Concurrence | Alito (in judgment) |
| Dissent | Scalia |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia (Parts I, II, and III–B) |
| Laws applied | |
| Necessary and Proper Clause; United States v. Sharpnack 355 U.S. 286 (1958); Smith v. Doe 538 U.S. 84 (2003); Carr v. United States 560 U.S. 438 (2010); Reynolds v. United States No. 10-6549, 565 U.S. ___ (2012) | |
United States v. Kebodeaux, 570 U.S. 387 (2013), was a recent case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA) was constitutional under the Necessary and Proper Clause.