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HOWE v. HUGHES

No. 22-1368.

74 F.4th 849 (2023)

James G. HOWE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Latoya HUGHES, in her official capacity as Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 24, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Simmons , Gary Payne , Attorneys, Simmons Hanly Conroy , Alton, IL, John D. Stobbs, II , Attorney, Stobbs Law Offices, Alton, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Leigh J. Jahnig , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before Scudder, Kirsch, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.

Very weighty interests are at stake when a state institutes a program of civil commitment for sex offenders who, though never tried for or convicted of a crime, are found too dangerous for release. On the one hand is the state's interest in promoting public safety, and on the other is an individual's liberty interest. The...

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