Legal Opinion
United States v. Weston, Russell E.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 27, 2001No. 01-3027PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH, with whom Circuit Judge SENTELLE joins.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
Under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause there is a “significant liberty interest in avoiding the unwanted administration of antipsychotic drugs.” Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210, 221, 110 S.Ct. 1028, 108 L.Ed.2d 178 (1990). This appeal requires us to decide whether the government may administer such drugs to a pretrial detainee against his will in order to render him…
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- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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