Washington v. Harper
| Washington v. Harper | |
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| Argued October 11, 1989 Decided February 27, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Washington, et al., Petitioners v. Walter Harper |
| Citations | 494 U.S. 210 (more) 110 S. Ct. 1028; 108 L. Ed. 2d 178; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1174; 58 U.S.L.W. 4249 |
| Holding | |
| The Due Process Clause permits a state to treat an incarcerated inmate having a serious mental disorder with antipsychotic medication against his will, under the condition that he is dangerous to himself or others and the medication prescribed is in his best medical interest. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy, joined by unanimous (part II); Rehnquist, White, Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia (parts I, III, IV, V) |
| Concurrence | Blackmun |
| Concur/dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court case in which an incarcerated inmate sued the state of Washington over the issue of involuntary medication, specifically antipsychotic medication.