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Pennhurst State School And Hospital V. Halderman
''Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman'', 465 U.S. 89 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from ordering state officials to obey state law.. Background Analysis and significance References Bibliography ;Court documents ;Law journal analyses * * * * * * * ;Journalism * * * ;Other sources * External links * * Suffer The Little Children ', a 1968 exposé on Pennhurst State School by NBC10 reporter Bill Baldini. United States disability case law United States Eleventh Amendment case law United States Supreme Court cases United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court 1981 in United States case law 1984 in United States case law Mental health law in the United States Mental health case law Deinstitutionalization in the United States {{SCOTUS-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennhurst State School And Hospital
Pennhurst State School and Hospital, originally known as the ''Eastern Pennsylvania State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic'' was a State schools (people with disabilities), state-run institution for mentally and physically disabled individuals of Southeastern Pennsylvania located in Spring City, Pennsylvania, Spring City. After 79 years of controversy, it closed on December 9, 1987. History Overview In 1903, the Pennsylvania Legislature authorized the creation of the Eastern State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic and a commission was organized to take into consideration the number and status of the feeble-minded and epileptic persons in the state and determine a placement for construction to care for these residents. This commission discovered 1,146 feeble-minded persons in insane hospitals and 2,627 in almshouses, county-care hospitals, reformatories, and prisons, who were in immediate need of specialized institutional care. The legislation stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
