In Re Doe’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
1 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ake v. Oklahoma · Addington v. Texas · Shelton v. Tucker · Cohen v. California · Kansas v. Hendricks
Most-quoted passages
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“under United States Supreme Court case law, a state cannot constitutionally confine a person based solely on antisocial behavior. In order to civilly commit an individual, there must be at least clear and convincing evidence that the individual is `mentally ill' and `dangerous.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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