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Mental Retardation and the Law: A Report on Status of Current Court Cases. July 1978.
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President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1978
The issue contains reports on seven new court cases regarding mental retardation and the law and updated information on 35 cases previously reported. Cases concern such issues as classification, commitment, education, employment, sterilization, and treatment. Also included is a feature article on the implications of Halderman v Pennhurst State…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Classification, Court Litigation, Education
Mental Retardation and the Law: A Report on Status of Current Court Cases.
Friedman, Paul R. – 1978
Reported are 22 new cases and provided is information on 27 previously reported cases related to mental retardation and the law. Cases are grouped according to 10 topics (sample cases in parentheses): classification; confidentiality/access to records; commitment; criminal law (O'Brien v. Superior Court); education (California Association for…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Classification, Court Litigation, Due Process