The Dobbs Wire: Another section of Pennsylvania’s registration law ruled UNconstitutional
Pennsylvania: Aftershocks from a recent groundbreaking Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling continue. Now a mid-level appeals court, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, has ruled another part of the state’s sex offense registration law violates both the state and federal constitution. The case involved a man who had consensual sex with a minor dozens of times and was designated a ‘sexually violent predator’ (SVP), a label that carries extra stigma and penalties. The court overturned his designation, ruled the current SVP designation process unconstitutional, and laid out constitutional standards for the future, calling for the legislature to take action. Congratulations to Joseph Butler…