United States Supreme Court

Washington State's Community Protection Act of 1990 (Act), which authorizes the civil commitment of "sexually violent predators," cannot be deemed punitive "as applied" to a single individual in violation of the Double Jeopardy and Ex Post Facto Clauses.

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• Decided 01/17/2001
• Published 01/17/2001

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