United States v. Comstock
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United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
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| United States v. Comstock et al. | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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federal court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil commitment
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constitutional law ⓘ federal powers ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2010-01-12 ⓘ |
| citation |
130 S. Ct. 1949
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176 L. Ed. 2d 878 ⓘ 560 U.S. 126 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2010-05-17 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority decision with concurrences and dissent ⓘ |
| dissentBy | Clarence Thomas ⓘ |
| dissentJoinedBy | Antonin Scalia ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 08-1224 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
United States v. Comstock
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United States v. Comstock et al.
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| holding | Congress has authority under the Necessary and Proper Clause to enact 18 U.S.C. § 4248, permitting civil commitment of mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia (in part)
Clarence Thomas ⓘ
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Clarence Thomas (in part)
John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
federal civil commitment of sexually dangerous persons
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scope of the Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ⓘ |
| lowerCourtCitation | 551 F.3d 274 ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | held that 18 U.S.C. § 4248 exceeded Congress’s authority ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ⓘ |
| party |
Graydon Earl Comstock Jr.
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United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| rearguedDate | 2010-04-19 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
enumerated powers
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federalism ⓘ sexually dangerous person ⓘ |
| result | Fourth Circuit judgment reversed ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | 18 U.S.C. § 4248 ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationFrequency | frequently cited in cases involving the Necessary and Proper Clause ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 560 ⓘ |
| yearOfDecision | 2010 ⓘ |
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United States v. Comstock et al.