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Monday, May 17, 2010
Courts - Several big SCOTUS opinions today
This is thanks to SCOTUSblog:
US v. Comstock - "The Court upholds the law passed by Congress to order the civil commitment of a mentally ill federal prisoner who is a sex offender with the commitment to continue beyond the date the inmate otherwise would be released.Kennedy."
Graham - "The Court, in an opinion again written by Kennedy, rules that it is unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile offender to life in prison without parole when the crime does not involve murder. The opinion is based on the Eighth Amendment's ban on "cruel and unusual" punishment. The vote is 6-3, reversing and remanding Graham v. Florida."
For more, see SCOTUSblog.
[More] USA TODAY: "High court rules out life sentences for juveniles" - available here
The AP's Jesse J. Holland: "The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered 'sexually dangerous' after their prison terms are complete." - available here
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 17, 2010 10:34 AM
Posted to Courts in general