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Jill Levenson, Lynn University

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled unanimously Monday that a federal law allowing for the indefinite detention of mentally ill sex offenders is constitutional. On remand from the Supreme Court, the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-2 in United States v. Comstock that mentally ill sex offenders may be civilly committed beyond their prison sentences. The court upheld...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In United States v. Comstock , the Court heard arguments on whether Congress...

A three judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Friday upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act ,...

United States of America v. Volungus, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, January 8, 2010 [upholding the constitutionality of provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which allow a person deemed "sexually dangerous" to be...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In United States v. Comstock , the Court will consider the Congressional authority to enact a law...

US Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers on Monday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to revisit a January decision in which a three-judge panel ruled that indefinite civil commitment of "sexually...

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ruled that Congress acted beyond its authority when it enacted a law that allows indefinite federal civil commitment of "sexually dangerous" offenders...

A federal law allowing prison officials to indefinitely commit sex offenders to a mental hospital following their prison term is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, effectively freeing five convicted sex offenders pending the government's filing of a motion...