(Eugene Volokh) Arnzen v. Palmer (N.D. Iowa Apr. 12, 2012) deals with an interesting and unusual questions: To what extent, if any, does the Fourth Amendment restrict searches in civil commitment units for sex offenders? After sex offenders serve out their prison term, they may be detained — often indefinitely — if a court is satisfied that [...]
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(Eugene Volokh) There are six general approaches that this Court might take to these sorts of restrictions. (For purposes of our discussion, we will set aside the question whether, under United States v. Stevens, 130 S. Ct. 1577, 15... Read Post
(Eugene Volokh) The bill is HB8, though there’s a Senate amendment; apparently, the Senate plans to pass the bill as amended. The bill bars the government from releasing information about who has applied for or gotten a concealed ca... Read Post
(Eugene Volokh) A sad question, which is the subject of today’s Doe v. Sex Offender Registry Board (Mass. App. Ct. Apr. 27, 2012): The plaintiff, who was at the moment of interest a ten-year-old boy, appeals from a Superior Court ju... Read Post