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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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1975-01-20
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gptkbp:citation
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422 U.S. 563
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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1975-06-26
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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73-191
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:J._B._O'Connor,_Superintendent,_Florida_State_Hospital_v._Kenneth_Donaldson
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gptkbp:heldBy
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A state cannot constitutionally confine a non-dangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by themselves or with the help of willing and responsible family or friends.
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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mental illness
civil commitment
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gptkbp:opinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:J._B._O'Connor
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gptkbp:predecessor
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rights of the mentally ill
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Addington_v._Texas
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Kenneth_Donaldson
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gptkbp:subject
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due process
involuntary commitment
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gptkbp:unanimousDecision
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true
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:420_U.S._251_(1975)
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6
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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O'Connor v. Donaldson
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