Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate April 21, 1999
gptkbp:category gptkb:Civil_rights_law
Disability law
Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
gptkbp:citation gptkb:527_U.S._581
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
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.
Community placement is required when the state's treatment professionals determine it is appropriate, the affected persons do not oppose such treatment, and the placement can be reasonably accommodated.
States are required to provide community-based services for persons with disabilities when such services are appropriate.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision
gptkbp:impact Expanded rights for people with disabilities to live in community settings
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:legalIssue Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:petitioner Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources
gptkbp:predecessor disability rights law in the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:response L.C. (Lois Curtis) and E.W. (Elaine Wilson)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medicaid_Home_and_Community-Based_Services_(HCBS)_waivers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8