Sex Offenders

The <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sex-offenders.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Eighth Circuit affirmed</a></strong> summary judgment against 11 sex offenders in Iowa, rejecting the equal-protection argument that no likely recidivist civil-commitment units exists for women, as this lack “does not have a disparate impact on male sex offenders.”

ST. LOUIS — The Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against 11 sex offenders in Iowa, rejecting the equal-protection argument that no likely recidivist civil-commitment units exists for women, as this lack “does not have a disparate impact on male sex offenders.”

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

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