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Legal Citation: 521 U.S. 346 (1997)

Petitioner
State of Kansas

Respondent
Leroy Hendricks

Petitioner's Claim
That the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act, which provides for civil commitment of persons convicted of crimes of sexual violence to be civilly committed to a mental institution for treatment, did not violate the Constitution.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Carla J. Stovall

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Thomas J. Weilert

Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
23 June 1997

Decision
That the Kansas Sexually Violent...