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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legal case
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gptkbp:caseTypes
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constitutional law
civil rights case
mental health case
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gptkbp:court
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7-2 ruling
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1975-05-19
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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civil rights movement
1970s mental health reform
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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O'Connor v. Donaldson
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gptkbp:impact
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civil rights legislation
mental health policies
state mental health systems
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gptkbp:involves
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mental health law
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
Justice Harry Blackmun
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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right to treatment
improved patient rights
due process in civil commitment
greater scrutiny of involuntary commitment
least restrictive alternative
mental illness and civil commitment
reform of mental health institutions
rights of the mentally ill
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Mental_Health_Parity_and_Addiction_Equity_Act
gptkb:Community_Mental_Health_Act
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
gptkb:Mental_Health_Systems_Act
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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422 U.S. 563
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gptkbp:outcome
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unconstitutional confinement
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Kenneth_Donaldson
gptkb:Dr._O'Connor
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
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gptkbp:precedent
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civil liberties for the mentally ill
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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gptkb:Addington_v._Texas
gptkb:In_re_Gault
gptkb:Washington_v._Harper
gptkb:Rouse_v._Cameron
gptkb:Riggins_v._Nevada
gptkb:Olmstead_v._L.C.
gptkb:Youngberg_v._Romeo
gptkb:Foucha_v._Louisiana
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gptkbp:significance
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due process rights
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