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Quotation from O'Connor v. Donaldson by Supreme Court of the United States
“The evidence showed that Donaldson's confinement was a simple regime of enforced custodial care, not a program designed to alleviate or cure his supposed illness.”
O'Connor v. Donaldson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Stewart summarizes the trial evidence about Donaldson's years in the hospital.
Citation: "The evidence showed that Donaldson's confinement was a simple regime of enforced custodial care, not a program designed to alleviate or cure his supposed illness." — Supreme Court of the United States, O'Connor v. Donaldson, Opinion of the Court (Justice Stewart), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id oconnor-v-donaldson-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart - 1976 official portrait, Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
