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Monday, June 22, 2009

Courts - "Supreme Court to decide federal sex offender law"

James Vicini reports today for Reuters:

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether Congress may adopt a federal law that keeps sex offenders in custody indefinitely after they complete their prison sentences.

The high court agreed to hear an Obama administration appeal seeking to reinstate a 2006 law providing for the continued detention of "sexually dangerous" convicted federal inmates who have served their prison terms.

A U.S. appeals court based in Virginia struck down the law for exceeding the limits of congressional authority and intruding on police powers Constitution reserves for the states, many of which have similar laws.

Here is the SCOTUSBlog entry, with links to all the filings.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 22, 2009 01:51 PM
Posted to Courts in general