· 1/31/1985
State Ex Rel. Watts v. Combined Community Services Board of Milwaukee County
Citations
- 362 N.W.2d 104
- 122 Wis. 2d 65
- 1985 Wisc. LEXIS 2110
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that protective placement statute unconstitutionally deprived individuals \of an automatic periodic reexamination of the need for continued protective placement.\
- concluding that periodic review is required in ch. 55 civil commitment proceedings
- concluding that periodic review is required in ch. 55 civil commitment proceedings
- suggesting that the middle level of scrutiny could be applied to a classification based on mental illness
- suggesting that the middle level of scrutiny could be applied to a classification based on mental illness
- requiring annual review of protective placement
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Judges: Steinmetz
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