Supreme Court Reviews Federal Civil Commitment Power
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 12, Number 01, May/June 2011 , pp.1-3(3)
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Abstract:
While the states possess general police power and parens patriae authority, the federal government lacks the constitutional power to enact a “sexually dangerous persons” law permitting indefinite detention following expiration of a criminal sentence.Keywords: U.S.A. v. Comstock , 551 F.3d 274, Jackson v. Indiana , 406 U.S. 715, Jones v. United States , 463 U.S. 354 , Foucha v. Louisiana , 504 U.S. 71
Affiliations:
1: Executive Editor.