• Christopher R. v. Comm'r. of Mental Retardation (April 4, 2006)
    Connecticut Supreme Court
    Mental Health :
    The Connecticut Supreme Court weighed in on the issue of what criteria are necessary for determining eligibility for services with the state Department of Mental Retardation ("DMR").

  • In re Devon B. (July 1, 2003)
    Connecticut Supreme Court
    Abuse and Neglect, Mental Health : . . . the Connecticut Supreme Court held that where a cognitively limited parent is a client of the Department of Mental Retardation . . .

  • W.R. et al. v. Conn. Dept. Of Children and Families (March 24, 2003)
    Federal District Court, District of Connecticut
    Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Mental Health : In this important civil and disability rights class action filed on behalf of children in state care and custody, a federal district judge denied the bulk of the state’s motion to dismiss, primarily because the record did not support any significant findi

  • In re Steven M. (Feb 26, 2002)
    CT Appellate Division
    Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Civil Liberties : In an important decision limiting the Department of Children and Families’ inherent power to unilaterally transfer a mentally disabled juvenile delinquent from a Department facility to a correctional institution...

  • Phoebe v. Solnit (2000)
    CT Supreme Court
    Mental Health : The court held that—in the absence of a Probate Court finding tha ...

  • Olmstead v. L.C. (Jun 22 1999)
    US Supreme Court
    Mental Health : The Supreme Court held that, under Title II of the Americans with ...

  • In re Caresse B. (1997)
    CT Superior Court
    Mental Health : Denial of motion to disclose confidential treatment records. ...