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The Gavel · 15-5238 · 578 U.S. 104

Nichols v. United States

Nichols v. United States

DocketOpinionsCourtListener opinionSCOTUS docket
Docket
15-5238
Term
OT 2015
Status
Decided
Decided
Apr 4, 2016

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Ledger editorial note, not an official Court ranking of importance.

SCOTUS merits case argued in OT 2015.

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  • Nichols v. United States

    Apr 4, 2016 · ALITOdelivered · 578 U.S. 104

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    • Opinion of the Court

    Justice ALITOdelivered the opinion of the Court. Lester Ray Nichols, a registered sex offender living in the Kansas City area, moved to the Philippines without notifying Kansas authorities of his change in residence. For that omission Nichols was convicted of failing to update his sex-offender registration, in violation of…

  • Nichols v. United States

    Nov 6, 2015 · 136 S. Ct. 445

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    • Lead Opinion

    Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted limited to Question 1 presented by the petition.…