High Court Weighs 'Megan's Law' Issues

By Nina Totenberg

Published November 13, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases testing the constitutionality of laws that require convicted sex offenders to publicly register their addresses upon release from prison. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

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