And 20 of the states, the federal government and D.C. have laws that allow for the indefinite detention of sex offenders. I would note in the state of Texas, A state court of appeals relying on very much the same sort of reasoning you advocated in your note struck down Texas sexually violent predator civil commitment law. At the time I was the Solicitor General of Texas, I personally argued that appeal in the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Supreme Court unanimously reversed the court of appeals and upheld our statute. (21:55–22:08)
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