Top court hands former Mesa mayor win in long fight over WA ‘John Doe’ sex offenders By Wendy Culverwell. ... children’s book Updated July 4, 2025 4:28 AM .

The case, John Doe v. Department of Justice , illustrates the perverse consequences of the federal government's attempt to identify and track sex offenders through detailed registration ...

This Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of Smith v.Doe, a Supreme Court decision that approved the retroactive application of Alaska's sex offender registry, deeming it preventive rather than punitive.

Top court hands former Mesa mayor win in long fight over WA ‘John Doe’ sex offenders By Wendy Culverwell. June 18, 2025 5:00 AM. Donna Zink of Mesa in Franklin County Superior Court in 2016.