Nichols v. United States
| Nichols v. United States | |
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| Argued March 1, 2016 Decided April 4, 2016 | |
| Full case name | Lester Ray Nichols, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docket no. | 15-5238 |
| Citations | 578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1113; 194 L. Ed. 2d 324 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Nichols, 775 F.3d 1225 (10th Cir. 2014); rehearing en banc denied, 784 F.3d 666 (10th Cir. 2015); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 445 (2015). |
| Holding | |
| The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act does not require an individual to update his registration once departing a state. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act | |
Nichols v. United States, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) does not require an individual to update his registration after departing a state.