Reynolds v. United States (2012)

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{{Infobox SCOTUS case

|Litigants=Reynolds v. United States

|ArgueDate=October 3

|ArgueYear=2011

|DecideDate=January 23

|DecideYear=2012

|FullName=Billy Joe Reynolds v. United States

|USVol=565

|USPage=432

|ParallelCitations=

|Docket=

|Prior=Certiorari granted January 23, 2012

|Holding=Pre-SORNA sex offenders are not obligated to register unless the Attorney General specifies applicability.

|Majority=Breyer

|JoinMajority=Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor, Kagan

|Concurrence=

|Dissent=Scalia

|JoinDissent=Ginsburg

|LawsApplied=Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

}}

Reynolds v. United States 565 U.S. 432 (2012) is a Supreme Court case regarding sex offender registration prior to enactment of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.[https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep565432/ U.S. Reports: Reynolds v. United States, 565 U.S. 432 (2012).] Library of Congress