Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (appointed by GOP Governor Mike Kehoe) requests a hearing of the full panel of 8th Circuit judges in an effort to overturn the 3-judge panel’s decision to void the Missouri statutory requirement of a “No treats here” sign on Halloween:
UPDATE: 2/6/2026:
The 8th Circuit denied AG Hanaway's request for the case to be heard again by the full panel of judges, so the 3 judge panel's decision stands. AG Hanaway could ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case, but it is unlikely that the Court would accept the case as it accepts only about 5% of cases submitted to it. The next step is for the matter to be referred back to the trial court to consider a new remedy in light of its recent holding that it does not approve of "universal injunctions." ACSOL attorney Janice Bellucci will argue that a permanent injunction of the requirement to post the sign on Halloween only pertains to Missouri and therefore is not a "universal injunction."
Colorado Supreme Court seems inclined, based on their questions to the attorneys, to rule that lifetime registration is punishment in opposition to the 2003 US Supreme Court decision considering increased requirements and wider internet access.
From the December 2025 Newsletter from the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law:
People v. Kardasz, No. 165008, 2025 WL 3691966 (Mich. 2025)
Michigan Supreme Court holds that state SORN law constitutes punishment for purposes of the Eighth Amendment (and state constitutional counterpart), under Smith v. Doe (SCT 2003), distinguishing the 1994 Alaska law upheld in Smith inter alia because of increased reporting requirements of the more recently enacted Michigan law (2021) and the impact on registered individuals of the internet. However, the Court concludes that the law does not constitute cruel and/or unusual punishment.