Legal Opinion
United States v. Shields
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 7, 2007No. Civil Action 07-12056-PBS, 07-12058-PBS, 07-12059-PBSPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PATTI B. SARIS, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In July 2006, Congress enacted the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, Pub.L. No 109-248, 120 Stat. 587 (2006), to combat sexual violence and to “protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime.” Among other things, the Adam Walsh Act creates national child abuse and sex offender registries, increases federal criminal penalties for violent and sexually violent crimes against children, and provides grants to states to establish, enhance, and operate civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous…
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