Here is the Supreme Court ruling in 1975: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson Carter e

Here is the Supreme Court ruling in 1975: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Connor_v._Donaldson Carter era federal law signed into effect 1980: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_of_Institutionalized_Persons_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_of_Institutionali... Other links: https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-mental-institutions https://www.aclu.org/other/aclu-history-mental-institutions