1.   Nineteen other states, including Missouri, have enacted similar laws permitting the detention of sexual predators after they have completed their prison terms.

2.   Nineteen states, including Missouri, now have laws permitting the detention of sexual predators beyond their prison terms.

3.   In December, parliament abolished colonial-era laws permitting indefinite detention of individuals without trial and curtailed freedom of speech and assembly.

4.   In addition to amending the Special Disturbances Tribunal, the government said it was relaxing a law that permitted indefinite detention without court appearances.

5.   Police have arrested four people under a law that permits indefinite detention without trial, an official said Tuesday.

6.   Scheindlin said federal law does not permit such detentions for grand jury probes.

7.   The bill would permit the detention of refugee claimants, who are refused an entry upon arrival in New Zealand.

8.   The government agreed Wednesday to amend its emergency anti-terrorism legislation to limit the life of the most controversial section, which will permit detention of some suspects without trial.

9.   The ISA permits indefinite detention without trial.

10.   The legislation limits freedom of speech and assembly and permits indefinite detention of people without charge.