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Schmidt v. Lessard, 414 U.S. 473 (1974)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Schmidt v. Lessard, 414 U.S. 473 (1974)
Schmidt v. Lessard No. 73-568 Decided January 14, 1974 414 U.S. 473
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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The three-judge District Court’s order, in a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin statutory scheme for involuntary commitment of mental patients, that "judgment be and hereby is entered in accordance with the Opinion heretofore entered," which opinion stated that appellees were entitled to injunctive relief against further enforcement of "the present Wisconsin scheme," is sufficient as an order "granting" an injunction to invoke this Court’s appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1253. Gunn v. University Committee, 399 U.S. 383, distinguished. For purposes of plenary judicial review, however, the court’s order does not satisfy the requirements of Fed.Rule Civ.Proc. 65(d) that an order granting an injunction "be specific in terms" and "describe in reasonable detail . . . the act or acts sought to be restrained. . . ."
349 F.Supp. 1078, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Schmidt v. Lessard, 414 U.S. 473 (1974) in 414 U.S. 473 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFJPFAWCK61CDFC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Schmidt v. Lessard, 414 U.S. 473 (1974), in 414 U.S. 473, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFJPFAWCK61CDFC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Schmidt v. Lessard, 414 U.S. 473 (1974). cited in 1974, 414 U.S. 473. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZFJPFAWCK61CDFC.
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