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To Catch A Killer: Roadblocks And The Fourth Amendment, Michael T. Morley
To Catch A Killer: Roadblocks And The Fourth Amendment, Michael T. Morley
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The Canon That Tax Penalties Should Be Strictly Construed, Steve R. Johnson
The Canon That Tax Penalties Should Be Strictly Construed, Steve R. Johnson
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Substantive Due Process And The Involuntary Confinement Of Sexually Violent Predators, Wayne A. Logan, Eric S. Janus
Substantive Due Process And The Involuntary Confinement Of Sexually Violent Predators, Wayne A. Logan, Eric S. Janus
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Over the past fifty years the Supreme Court has been repeatedly asked to address the constitutionality of civil commitment laws, including laws specifically targeting sexually violent predators (SVPs). The SVP laws have withstood challenge, in each instance redeemed by their putative civil purpose. Today, however, roughly 13 years after the first modern SVP law was enacted by the State of Washington, serious concern exists over whether the laws are fulfilling their civil purpose, or are merely serving as vehicles for impermissible preventive detention.
This Article addresses this question, in the process exploring the viability of the major remaining constitutional basis …