The California Supreme Court ruled 5-2 on January 29, 2015, that the state’s sex offender registration law does not violate equal protection when it gives courts discretion whether to impose a registration requirement on adults who engage in vaginal intercourse with minors age 16 or 17, but mandates registration for other sexual acts involving minors of those ages.  Johnson v. Department of Justice, 2015 WL 363184.  The decision overruled a 2006 case, People v. Hofsheier, … <Read More>