Legal Opinion
United States v. Comstock
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2010No. 07-7671APublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge AGEE joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated cases, we resolve identical constitutional challenges to the civil commitment provision of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (the “Act”) — 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (2006).
Invoking the Act, the United States initiated these cases by asking the district court to order the civil commitment of five individuals — Graydon Comstock, Shane Catron, Thomas Matherly, Marvin Vigil, and Markis Revland. The…
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