A number of states passed laws that permit authorities to confine sexual predators after completion of their prison sentences if they are considered to bea continuing threat to others.These laws were

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The laws described in the question are referring to "civil commitment" or "sexually violent predator" laws. In the case of Kansas v. Hendricks (1997), the Supreme Court upheld such a law, ruling that it did not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause or the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. The case of Washington v. Hendricks (1997) was also about a civil commitment law, but the Supreme Court in that case rejected Washington's law as written, finding that it did not require a finding of "mental abnormality" or other criteria that would distinguish potential predators from others who had committed crimes. Therefore, the correct choice is D.

A Number of States Passed Laws That Permit Authorities to Confine