City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center : Mental Retardation Is Not a Suspect Classification.

Reviews the Supreme Court ruling in City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center that a zoning ordinance restricting the establishment of a group home for the mentally retarded violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteeth Amendment even though mental retardation is not a "suspect...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Discrimination against people with disabilities. Intellectual disability. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the Supreme Court ruling in City of Cleburne, Texas v. Cleburne Living Center that a zoning ordinance restricting the establishment of a group home for the mentally retarded violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteeth Amendment even though mental retardation is not a "suspect class."
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.