Supreme Court to Review Olmstead Case on April 21

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The U.S. Supreme Court, on April 21, 1999, will begin to hear oral arguments on a Georgia case that has been hailed as a landmark for interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The case, L.C. v. Olmstead was brought by two women afflicted with both mental retardation and psychiatric conditions who were patients in a state hospital. On April 8, 1998, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of Judge Marvin H. Shoob of U.S. District Court for the Northern . . .