Does the Fourteenth Amendment, as defined by the US Supreme Court, apply to a person who intentionally causes a person to suffer from mental health problems?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Thornton v. Schwarzenegger, Civil No. 10cv01583 BTM (RBB) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
Further, the Fourteenth Amendment is not violated by unintentional conduct that may have a disparate impact. Washington v. Davis, 426 U.S. 229, 239 (1976).
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