Trump DOJ Outlines Dubious Path to Force People Into Psychiatric Institutions

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:23:21 GMT

On Thursday, the Department of Justice quietly released a memo pertaining to the landmark 1999 disability civil rights case Olmstead v. L.C., which curtailed states’ power to institutionalize people diagnosed with mental illnesses, and related federal civil rights laws. That precedent, the Trump administration memo argues—in conjunction with federal civil rights and disability rights statutes—increases […]

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