A man with no record of sexual misconduct who nevertheless had been required to register as a sex offender under New York state law has won a preliminary injunction from a Manhattan federal judge based on his substantive due process claim.

Equan Yunus Sr. has been forced to register since being released from state prison in 2016 under New York’s Sex Offender Registration Act, even though his criminal record is devoid of sexually based offenses. As such, he’s faced limitations on where he can live and travel, what he can do on the internet—even whether he can own a pet.

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