No. 19-8387October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Docket 19-8387October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Caldwell v. United States
This case involves a challenge to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a challenge to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Specifically, it addresses whether the Act unconstitutionally delegates legislative power to the Attorney General.
Question presented
Whether the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act unconstitutionally delegates legislative power to the Attorney General.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology