The court took the case involving Teresa Sheehan, who suffers from a schizoaffective disorder, to answer the question of whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the officers to provide accommodations to an armed, violent and mentally ill suspect in the course of bringing the su
Date: May 18, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Wisconsin voter ID law
The justices heard arguments in a dispute about how San Francisco police in 2008 dealt with a woman with schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police ultimately forced their way into Teresa Sheehans room at a group home, then shot her after she came at them with a knife.
The case concerns how San Francisco police in 2008 dealt with a woman with schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police ultimately forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home, then shot her after she came at them with a knife.
Date: Mar 24, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court considers effect of disability law on police
arguments Monday in a dispute more than how police in San Francisco dealt with a lady suffering from schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's space at a group residence and then shot her five instances just after she came at them with a knife.
Date: Mar 23, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court considers impact of disability law on police
justices hear arguments Monday in a dispute over how police in San Francisco dealt with a woman suffering from schizophrenia who had threatened to kill her social worker. Police forced their way into Teresa Sheehan's room at a group home and then shot her five times after she came at them with a knife.
Date: Mar 23, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court debates how police should arrest mentally ill suspects
The case began in 2008 when two officers were called to a group home in San Francisco. Teresa Sheehan, who was in her mid-50s, had a mental illness andwas living in her own unit. She had threatened a social worker who visited her.
Date: Mar 23, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court Considers Impact of Disability Law on Police
The case involves a 2008 incident in San Francisco in which police responded to a call from a group home for the mentally ill. A resident who suffers from schizophrenia, Teresa Sheehan, threatened to kill her social worker with a knife and locked herself in her room. The social worker asked the poli
Date: Mar 21, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Supreme Court weighs police tactics, rights of mentally ill
Lawyers for Teresa Sheehan say the Americans With Disabilities Act requires police to make reasonable accommodations when arresting people who have mental or physical disabilities. They say police could have used less confrontational tactics to deal with her.