Youngberg v. Romeo
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| Argued January 11, 1982 Decided June 18, 1982 |
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| Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger Associate Justices: William J. Brennan, Byron White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry Blackmun, Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., William Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor |
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| Majority by: Powell Joined by: Brennan, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor Concurrence by: Blackmun Joined by: Brennan, O'Connor Concurrence by: Burger |
Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307 (1982), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case regarding the rights of the involuntarily committed and mentally retarded. Nicholas Romeo was mental retarded with an infant level IQ and was committed to a Pennsylvania state hospital. He was restrained for many hours of the day and repeatedly injured.[1]
The Supreme Court agreed with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that involuntarily committed residents had the right to reasonably safe confinement conditions, no unreasonable body restraints and the habilition they reasonably require.
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Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307
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