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25 Years After Court Ruling, Released Sex Offenders Endure ‘Shadow Prisons’

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Supreme Court, in Kansas v. The landmark 5-4 ruling also concluded that the Kansas law governing the practice did not constitute double jeopardy since it merely authorized “civil” rather than “criminal” commitments. Taken together with Kansas v. On June 23 1997, the U.S. Is it a prison?

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

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The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” Kansas City Light & Power Company v. Trimble ␣ 315 Mo. 32; 285 S.W.

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