Estelle v. Gamble

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:applicationNumber 75-197
gptkbp:caseOutcome Violation of Eighth Amendment found
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
gptkbp:citedBy 429 U.S. 97
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:David_Gamble
Affirmed lower court's ruling
Dr._Estelle
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 30, 1976
gptkbp:filedIn November 10, 1975
gptkbp:historicalEvent Gamble suffered from untreated medical conditions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Estelle v. Gamble
gptkbp:impact Influenced prison reform
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Nine Justices
Dissent argued against broad interpretation
Majority opinion emphasized medical care necessity
Supreme_Court_review_of_lower_court_decision
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Eighth Amendment rights
Prisoners' rights
Deliberate indifference standard
Right to adequate medical care
Set precedent for inmate medical care
Inmate_rights_upheld
gptkbp:notableFeature Highlighted healthcare issues in prisons
Relevant in discussions of prison reform
Estelle_v._Gamble,_429_U.S._97_(1976)
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_in_favor_of_Gamble
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent cases regarding inmate healthcare
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Farmer_v._Brennan
gptkbp:relatedTo Cruel and unusual punishment
gptkbp:significance Established standards for medical care in prisons
gptkbp:year 1976