No. 19-5143

S. T. v. Washington Department of Social and Health Services

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2019-07-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights,due-process,mental-health,public-bene constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment government-agency mental-health mental-health-evaluation public-benefits standing takings
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a state agency require participation in mental health evaluation and treatment to qualify for public benefits when those diagnoses limit constitutional rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . L Can a state agency require participation in mental health evaluation and treatment in order to qualify for public benefits when those mental health diagnoses are used to limit the constitutional rights of individuals (for example, used against the individual in a court case)? Do mental health laws violate the constitutional rights of individuals without cause? Il. Does allowing the courts to choose if individuals can seal their court case (or otherwise protect their identity) violate the First Amendment right of victims of domestic violence and stalking to petition the government for a redress of grievances? III. Is it constitutional to not provide an attorney to an individual whose constitutional rights have been violated by the government or a state or federal agency? 'y t 1 t .

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-31
Waiver of right of respondent Washington Dept. of Social & Health Services to respond filed.
2019-05-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 12, 2019)

Attorneys

S.T.
S. T. — Petitioner
Washington Dept. of Social & Health Services
Anne Elizabeth EgelerAttorney General's Office, Respondent