Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe
Convicted sex offender brought ยง 1983 action challenging the constitutional validity of Connecticut’s version of ”Megan’s Law.” The district court granted summary judgment to the respondent. The court of appeals affirmed, holding that the respondent satisfied the ”stigma plus” test set forth in Paul v. Davis: Connecticut’s registry suggests that each person listed is more likely than the average person to be currently dangerous without differentiating between those who are and those who are not; the extensive and onerous registration duties imposed by the law fulfill the ”plus” element.
Question Presented:
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents a State from listing convicted sex offenders in a publicly disseminated registry without first affording such offenders
individualized hearings on their current dangerousness.
