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U.S. v. Comstock, No. 08-1224 (U.S. Supreme Court) (560 U.S. 126; 130 S.Ct. 1949) (May 17, 2010) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on May 31, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists May 31, 2010
Filed under: Civil Commitment, Punch And Jurists.

One of the most controversial and hotly-debated provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (herein the “Walsh Act”) is 18 U.S.C. § 4248, which gives the Federal Government the authority to seek the indefinite civil commitment of "sexually dangerous persons" already held in its custody. …

 

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