Terri lee halderman patient biography
Terri lee halderman patient biography
Terri lee halderman patient biography wife.
Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman
Not to be confused with Pennhurst State Sch. & Hosp. v. Halderman, 451 U.S. 1 (1981).
1984 United States Supreme Court case
Pennhurst State School and Hospital v.
Terri lee halderman patient biography wikipedia
Halderman, 465 U.S. 89 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that the Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from ordering state officials to obey state law.[1]
Background
The lawsuit was a federal class action,[2] asserting that those with developmental disabilities in the care of the state have a constitutional right to appropriate care and education.[3] Terri Lee Halderman had been a resident of Pennhurst State School and Hospital, and following multiple episodes of abuse, she and her family filed suit in the federal district court.
The suit started after Halderman had visited her parents at home and was found to have unexplained bruises. Although the case was not expected to reach the level it did,