POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant pleaded guilty in 1995 to two counts of third-degree sexual assault, see Wis. Stat. § 940.225(3), was sentenced to prison, and completed his prison sentence in November 2007. But before he was released, the state sought an order from a Wisconsin state court to detain him as a "sexually violent person." See Wis. Stat. §§ 980.01(7), 980.02. He moved to dismiss the state's case. He argued that the use of his assault...
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