In the Interest of T.C.T. and T.B.T., Jr., Children v. the State of Texas

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• concluding that the sex-offender registration statute does not infringe the plaintiff’s fundamental right to a presumption of innocence
• holding that damage to reputation caused by mandatory registration is not sufficient to invoke due process protections, and the burden of registration requirements is too minimal to trigger a heightened due-process analysis
• holding that damage to reputation caused by mandatory registration is not sufficient to invoke due process protections, and the burden of registration requirements is too minimal to trigger a heightened due-process analysis
• holding that requiring those who were charged with predatory sexual offenses but pleaded guilty to non-predatory offenses to register was rationally related to the State’s interest even though some persons who are not predators may be included in the registry
• noting that the government restriction in question need not be the least restrictive alternative providing that it was rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest
• providing that assault of which defendant was convicted occurred simultaneous to charged sexual conduct

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