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Associate editor @CityJournal | 22-23 Robert Novak Fellow | "This is a hard saying, who can hear it?" | Views mine, not my employer's.
Jun 23, 2020 17 tweets 3 min read
Today is the 21st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in #Olmstead v. L.C. Many with disabilities have been made better off by the decision. The home of a woman with profound challenges whom I have volunteered with for years is threatened by misapplications of this case. In Olmstead, the Court held that qualified individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities have a right to choose where they live — in a “community-based setting,” or in a (loaded term) “institution.” Some have used the Olmstead to remove, not expand, choice.