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  2. Addington v. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons for psychiatric treatment from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence".

  3. Involuntary commitment by country - Wikipedia

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    Texas set the bar for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit persons from the usual civil burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence" to the higher standard of "clear and convincing evidence". [27] An example of involuntary commitment procedures is the Baker Act used in Florida. Under this ...

  4. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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    Addington v. Texas: Raised the burden of proof requirement, in order to civilly commit a person, from preponderance, to clear and convincing. Also, permitted the courts to defer judgment regarding a person's need for commitment, to the doctor(s) 14th 1979 Parham v. J.R.

  5. Involuntary commitment - Wikipedia

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    Criteria for involuntary commitment are generally set by the individual states, and often have both short- and long-term types of commitment. Short-term commitment tends to be a few days or less, requiring an examination by a medical professional, while longer-term commitment typically requires a court hearing, or sentencing as part of a ...

  6. El Paso Election Day 2024 guide: What you should know before ...

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    You are eligible to vote by mail in Texas if you are a registered voter who is: 65 years of age or older. Have a qualifying disability. ... Confined in jail or involuntary civil commitment.

  7. Baker Act - Wikipedia

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    Every state has a mental health statute, with many similar to the Baker Act, but also differences across states in short-term emergency commitment (the equivalent of an involuntary [Baker Act] examination in [9] Florida), [10] long-term involuntary commitment (the equivalent of involuntary inpatient placement in Florida), [11] and involuntary ...

  8. Letters: Involuntary commitment data still missing in Centre ...

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    “Centre County’s involuntary commitment data are in limbo and the system’s effectiveness remains unassessed,” State College residents write.

  9. Abbott issues executive order to arrest CCP operatives in Texas

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    The order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest anyone implementing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt,” an initiative of the PRC to forcibly return ...