Canada’s Top Court Has Struck Down Parts of Sex Offender Registry

Canada’s Top Court Has Struck Down Parts of Sex Offender Registry
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s top court has struck down parts of the national sex offender registry.

In a ruling Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada said mandatory registration of all sex offenders with more than one conviction goes too far and that keeping offenders on the registry for the rest of their lives violates the Constitution.