No. 18-5668

Thomas Blackledge v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adam-walsh-act civil-commitment civil-rights due-process recidivism sexually-dangerous-persons volitional-control
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2018-10-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Adam Walsh Act's civil commitment provisions violate due process by allowing commitment based solely on an individual's private fantasies without a finding of volitional control issues

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2018-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2018-09-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/12/2018.
2018-09-19
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2018)

Attorneys

Thomas Blackledge
Lawrence BrennerBrenner & Brenner, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent