Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
increased awareness of mental health issues
advocacy for patients upheld patient rights revised legal standards legal reforms in mental health enhanced legal frameworks for mental health enhanced patient rights greater accountability for institutions greater scrutiny of commitments improved standards of care increased legal representation for patients legal protections for patients strengthened legal rights for patients |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 70-1534
|
| gptkbp:citedBy |
subsequent mental health cases
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
appellate court majority ruling dissenting opinion |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appeal from lower court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bazelon v. McCulloch
|
| gptkbp:impact |
mental health policy
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
previous rulings on mental health
|
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Judge_Wilkey
majority opinion dissenting opinion |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
civil rights movement patient autonomy mental health law mental health rights influenced mental health legislation reaffirmation of rights changed treatment protocols due process in mental health cases expanded rights for patients involuntary commitment standards reform in mental health laws risk of harm state's interest in treatment |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
landmark case
impact on future cases |
| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmed lower court's decision
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:McCulloch
Bazelon |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Judge_Bazelon
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
involuntary commitment standards
standards for involuntary treatment |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:O'Connor_v._Donaldson
|
| gptkbp:significance |
impact on mental health law
|
| gptkbp:year |
1971
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
June 14, 1971
March 15, 1971 |