SCOTUS Legal Briefs

Arguments on 2010-01-12

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  1. October Term 2009 · Docket 08-1224

    Can the federal government detain a released prisoner deemed sexually dangerous?

    The dispute centers on whether federal law allows the government to hold a person in civil commitment after their criminal sentence ends.

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    United States v. Graydon Earl Comstock, Jr.
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  2. October Term 2009 · Docket 08-645

    Does a ne exeat order grant custody rights under the Hague Convention?

    The dispute centers on whether a ne exeat order grants custody rights under the Hague Convention.

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    Timothy Mark Cameron Abbott v. Jacquelyn Vaye Abbott
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