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8 Jan 2009, 3:24 pm
In a unanimous panel decision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down 18 U.S.C. 4248, which authorized the indefinite civil commitment of individuals whom the Bureau of Prisons deemed "sexually dangerous. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 3:59 am by Jack Chin
  Meanwhile, federal immigration enforcement is at record levels, as the largest federal law enforcement agencies, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DEA, FBI and Bureau of Prisons, all have, to some degree or another, a hand in immigration and border enforcement. [read post]
24 Oct 2010, 9:56 am by Jon
Eric Holder and Federal Bureau of Investigation is on facts well-selected for rolling back the unconstitutional provisions of 18 USC 922. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 7:36 am
Federal Bureau of Prisons -- right to sue for loss of inmate's personal property Tue., Oct. 30 U.S. v. [read post]
13 May 2021, 6:03 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
States have no power to control the operations of federal officials, including the Bureau of Prisons. [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 3:00 pm
Federal Bureau of Prisons (06-9130), asking whether the United States waived sovereign immunity with respect to suits for losses of inmates’ personal property. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 7:15 am by David Post
Under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 18 USC § 4842-48, the Attorney General or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons may designate any individual who is "in custody of the Bureau of Prisons" as a "sexually dangerous person," defined as someone who has "engaged or attempted to engage in sexually violent conduct or child molestation ... [read post]
11 Jan 2010, 5:00 am by zshapiro
Comstock to determine the constitutionality of the Federal Government holding prisoners after their prison term terminates. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 8:18 am by Kayla Campbell
 The statute allows the director of the Bureau of Prisons to move, at any time, the federal court for compassionate release of a prisoner. [read post]
9 May 2007, 1:07 pm
May 9, 2007) (available here), has refused to grant relief to a defendant complaining about a 2004 decision by the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") to terminate its boot camp programs. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 6:57 am by John Elwood
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, involving yet another juicy separation-of-powers issue. [read post]
13 Feb 2024, 1:44 pm by Kalvis Golde
In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act, which (among other things) expanded the authority of the Bureau of Prisons to place inmates in home confinement. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 4:03 am by Edith Roberts
At Vox, Ian Millhiser worries that the court may use the case “to fundamentally alter the balance of power between the president and the federal government’s ‘independent’ agencies. [read post]
29 May 2010, 7:46 am by johntfloyd
Comstock upheld a federal statute that gives Government the power to civilly commit indefinitely a “sexually dangerous person” after he has completed serving his criminal sentence. [read post]
23 May 2008, 11:13 am
§ 3582(c)(1)(A) only gives the director of the Bureau of Prisons the power to file such a motion, and the BOP didn't do this unless the prisoner had medical problems. [read post]