Jonathan Green v. Mark Keel — 4th Cir. (Oct 30, 2026)

No. 25-6781 Argued October 30, 2026 Published October 31, 2026

The Fourth Circuit hears Jonathan Green's challenge to his placement on South Carolina's sex-offender registry. A Virginia juvenile court adjudicated him delinquent as a teenager. After his family moved to South Carolina, the local sheriff's office told him to register or face arrest. Green says that requirement was unlawful. He sued for damages and an order removing his information. South Carolina later approved his removal from registration, but the dispute continued over retained historical records. The district court dismissed the damages claims as too late, distinguishing an ongoing unlawful act from the continuing effects of an old act. Green will argue that repeated changes to his registry status and failure to correct it amounted to continuing violations, not merely lasting harm. The defendants will contend that the damages claims came too late and that the remaining records do not justify an order to erase them. An injunction is a court order telling someone to do or stop doing something.

Jonathan Green v. Mark Keel (No. 25-6781) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, argued October 30, 2026.

Sources

Argument audio — official Fourth Circuit recording:https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/OAarchive/mp3/25-6781-20261030.mp3

Case and argument date — official Fourth Circuit audio listing:https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/oral-argument/oral-argument-audio-files

Argument calendar and case synopsis — Fourth Circuit, October 30, 2026:https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/cal/internetcalOct272026.pdf

Registration background, removal approval, retained records and earlier dismissal — D. South Carolina, August 21, 2023, actual court order reproduced by CounselStack:https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/green-v-dorchester-county-sheriff-office-scd-2023

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