The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Tuesday a watchdog state agency may sue state officials to get information about deaths at state mental hospitals.
Two federal laws offer states money to improve medical care for people with mental illness or developmental disabilities. If a state accepts the funding, the laws require the state to set up a "protection and advocacy" system.
The system may either be a private non-profit entity or a state agency, but if it is a state agency the U.S. laws say it must have the authority to sue other state agencies or officials, and must be free from the control of other agencies.
via upi.com
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