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United States v. Comstock

By Corey Rayburnyung

The opinion is out. Not surprisingly, the government won 7-2 (Kagan gets a victory at oral argument). I thought Justice Sotomayor would join the dissent based upon the oral argument, but it looks like Orin Kerr called the lineup exactly right with only Justices Scalia and Thomas dissenting (if my memory is right). Despite my recent low-blogging-level, I will have plenty of Comstock coverage throughout the day. For now, though, check out these links:Opinion upholding federal sex offender statuteSCOTUS upholds broad federal power to commit sex offenders in ComstockFederal Government Has the Power to Civilly Commit Sexually Violent Predators After Federal IncarcerationFederal Government Wins ComstockFederalism and Sex OffendersOther than the holdings, what are the biggest "stories" of the Graham  and Comstock rulings?Today?s orders and opinionsSupreme Court ActionNecessary and Proper to Extend Civil Committment for Sex Offenders: Comstock Opinion Analysiscontinue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on May 17, 2010 (boomark / email).