Authors

Paul Webb

Article Title

Crawford v. Gould: Federal Statute Gives Financial Boon to State Institutionalized Psychiatric Patients

Abstract

In Crawford v. Gould, the Ninth Circuit held that the State of California may not take Social Security benefits from a recipient without his or her consent. The court found that federal law preempted California's procedure of applying the Social Security benefits of unconsenting institutionalized patients to the cost of their care. With this decision, the Ninth Circuit ruled California's procedure invalid.

Recommended Citation

Paul Webb, Crawford v. Gould: Federal Statute Gives Financial Boon to State Institutionalized Psychiatric Patients, 26 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (1996).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol26/iss1/8