Supreme Court Rules on "Sexually Dangerous" Prisoners

In a follow-up to the education section I gave a while ago on the involuntary commitment of prisoners deemed "sexually dangerous," the Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 that Congress does have the power to enact civil commitment regimes. The two dissenting votes were Thomas and Scalia.

It's interesting to note that unlike another punishment-related case decided today that invalidated life-without-parole for juveniles in non-murder cases, this case hinged on the proper purview of Congress and not whether the effects of the law were cruel. This was because precedent holds that civil commitment simply isn't punishment.