Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court case

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category United States Supreme Court cases
1999 in United States case law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:527_U.S._581
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:date June 22, 1999
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Chief_Justice_William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:docketNumber 98-536
gptkbp:fullName Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
gptkbp:heldBy Unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation of Title II of the ADA.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court case
gptkbp:impact advanced deinstitutionalization movement
required states to provide community-based services when appropriate
gptkbp:involvedState gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:petitioner Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources
gptkbp:predecessor community integration mandate
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:response L.C. (Lois Curtis) and E.W. (Elaine Wilson)
gptkbp:subject civil rights
disability rights
mental health law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:L.C._(Lois_Curtis)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7