Doe v. Moore.U.S. Appeals Court DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. Doe v. Moore, 410 F.3d 1337 (11th Cir. 2005). Florida sex offenders filed a class action challenging the constitutionality of Florida's sex offender registration  This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.Please assist in recruiting an expert or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. and notification scheme and its DNA collection statute. The district court dismissed the action and the offenders appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the registration and notification scheme did not violate the offenders' substantive due process The substantive limitations placed on the content or subject matter of state and federal laws by the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. rights or the Equal Protection Clause The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. . The court found that the Sex Offender Act did not unreasonably burden the offenders' right to travel. The court also held that the DNA collection statute did not give rise to substantive due process rights. (State of Florida) |
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