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Constitutionality of the Federal Sex-Offender Law

Original Article So why don't we civilly commit dangerous murderers, gang members, and other criminals? Supreme Court Reverses the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Allows Federal Civil Commitment of Sex-Offenders In United States v. Comstock (PDF), 130 S. Ct. 1949 (2010), the United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that Federal Statute 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (2006) is unconstitutional by intruding on powers reserved for the states by the Constitution. Facts of the Case Federal Statute 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (2006) was originally enacted by Congress to establish guidelines for the civil commitment of federal prisoners or persons in federal custody who had been deemed "sexually dangerous...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on December 16, 2010 (boomark / email).