Legal Opinion
Gary W. v. State of Louisiana, Etc., Dr. William Cherry, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1979No. 78-3267PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns the State of Louisiana’s compliance with a 1976 court order protecting the rights of all mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, and other children from Louisiana who had been placed in Texas institutions either by direct action of the State of Louisiana or with financial support from the state. In an excellent opinion, then District Judge Rubin analyzes the scope of the constitutional and statutory rights of these children, recognizes the violation of these rights by the State of Louisiana, and orders that the state provide each child with…
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