Abuse of Judicial Review: The Unwarranted Demise of the Sexually Violent Predators Statute by Young v. Weston

Authors

Nathaniel L. Taylor

Abstract

In Young v. Weston, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington struck down Washington's Sexually Violent Predators statute which allows involuntary commitment of persons classified as sexual predators. This Note analyzes the arguments that the court put forth when it determined that the statute was unconstitutional. This Note argues that the case was wrongly decided because the statute is a constitutionally sound exercise of the State's police power.

First Page

543

Recommended Citation

Nathaniel L. Taylor, Notes and Comments, Abuse of Judicial Review: The Unwarranted Demise of the Sexually Violent Predators Statute by Young v. Weston, 71 Wash. L. Rev. 543 (1996).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol71/iss2/9