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Break in Blogging and Comstock

By Corey Rayburnyung

I just had my first child and he arrived ahead of schedule. He is doing very well in the neonatal intensive care, but until all of that is taken care of, I won't be blogging. Hopefully, the break won't be too long.However, I just found out what happened in Comstock, so I had to mention it here. From SCOTUSBlog:Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., put on hold on Friday a federal appeals court ruling that the federal government contended would lead to the early release of ?the great majority? of ?sexually dangerous? inmates now held in federal prison.  In a brief order, the Chief Justice said there was ?a presumption of constitutionality? of the 2006 federal law that the Fourth Circuit Court struck down.  He thus blocked temporarily the Circuit Court ruling, until the Justices act on a new government appeal filed Friday (U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).