Sex Offenders

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.”

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.”

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