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Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language (Revised for Fall '24)
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Delahanty v. Hinckley ("A Case Illustrating Now Questionable Precedent and Past Attitudes")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

Note! This case refers to those with mental disabilities as insane. This is not a respectful way to refer to people with mental disabilities, but I have included the unedited text of this opinion as an example of historical attitudes on this subject, as well as legal precedent. The content of the opinion, not just its language, is further evidence of those attitudes.

United States District Court for the District of Columbia
799 F. Supp. 184
Civ. A. Nos. 82-409, 82-549 and 82-866
1992-08-14

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