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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government

Mar. 10, 2022

Constitutional claims could derail Newsom's CARE court plan

At the core of the likely disputes is whether many people are rejecting treatment and housing, or whether those resources are actually available.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an ambitious plan last week to bring homeless people with mental health and drug abuse problems into housing and treatment. But inevitable court challenges await.

Legal and constitutional claims have derailed some past attempts to tackle these problems. At the core of the likely disputes is whether many people are rejecting treatment and housing, or whether those resources are actually available.

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