Seling v. Young, No. 99-1185 (U.S. Supreme Court) (531 U.S. 250; 121 S.Ct. 727) (January 17, 2001) (Justice O'Connor)
Here the Court held that a state law which authorizes the civil commitment of "sexually violent predators" cannot be deemed punitive "as applied" to a single individual in violation of the Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto Clauses.
In this case, by a vote of 8-to-1, the Court overturned a ...
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