Donaldson v. O'Connor, 422 U.S. 563 (1975)

Donaldson v. O’Connor, 493 F.2d 507 (5th Cir. 1974)

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Involuntary Commitment, by David N. Weisstub, M.A., J.D.

Testimony from Patients, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL, File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives, http://usgwarchives.net/

Florida's craziness connected to Kafkaesque treatment of our mentally illIn 1979, when I was in college, the Florida Legislature did something totally ridiculous. (I hope you're not too shocked.)

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O'Connor v. Donaldson: Due Process and the Involuntarily Civilly Committed Mental PatientBy Shawn M. Wold, Published on 07/01/76

O'Connor v. DonaldsonBy Jeffrey D. Fields, Published on 01/01/76

O'Connor v. Donaldson: retelling a classic and finding some revisionist historyThis article discusses the 1975 Supreme Court opinion O'Connor v. Donaldson. The article first examines the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the basis for the O'Connor ruling. It then looks carefully at the Court's conclusions, with particular attention to the Court's reasoning and analysis. The article goes on to look at how the Supreme Court has interpreted O'Connor on subsequent occasions and suggests that the Court has often misconstrued its own decision. The article concludes by offering thoughts and commentary on the O'Connor opinion and its progeny.

https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/12/resources/3725

https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/3725.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/27/archives/high-court-curbs-power-to-confine-the-mentally-ill-if-not-dangerous.html

INTERVIEW WITH DONALDSON AFTER SUPREME COURT DECISION:

https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/kenneth-donaldson-discusses-his-book-insanity-inside-out

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