Geoghegan J upheld the constitutionality of this part in Enright v Ireland and the Attorney General on the basis that the registration requirement does not constitute a penalty, and is a proportionate measure to protect the rights of other citizens. [read post]

Even before I got to the discussion of the merits, I was also struck by how much all of the underlying judges involved -- Judge Kevin Enright and Judge Linda Quinn (both of whom are down here in San Diego) -- really made a hard core effort both to get things right and to do what's fair. [read post]