{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"eric-t-olson-et-al","displayName":"Eric T. Olson, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc100296:2024-08-13","opinionId":"b0ebe16a-c734-56da-b2a1-5f7925ba874a","slug":"john-doe-v-eric-t-olson-et-al-100296","caseName":"John Doe v. Eric T. Olson, et al.","caseNumber":"SC100296","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2024-08-13","year":2024,"display_summary":"John Doe appealed the circuit court's judgment upholding the Missouri Sex Offender Registry Act (MO-SORA) against his constitutional challenges. Doe argued that MO-SORA's registration requirements violated his substantive due process rights and the prohibition on ex post facto laws, particularly given his sealed criminal records and subsequent amendments to the Act. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Doe has no fundamental right to privacy in the disclosed information and the registry is rationally related to protecting children. The Court further found that MO-SORA's registration requirements are civil in nature and therefore do not violate the ex post facto clause.","primaryTopic":"criminal-procedure","topicSlugs":["criminal-procedure","other","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210313","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/john-doe-v-eric-t-olson-et-al-100296","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"}],"role":"respondent"}]}