RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Propriety of Broadly Worded Mental Health Inquiries on Bar Application Forms
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 199
OP 217
VO 24
IS 2
A1 Stuart C. Gauffreau
YR 1996
UL http://jaapl.org/content/24/2/199.abstract
AB Many of our states continue to make broadly worded inquiries on bar application forms as to the mental health of the applicants. Constitutional attacks on the propriety of such inquiries have been unsuccessful. Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, however, the courts have ruled against the legality of nonspecific inquiries into issues that are not relevant to the applicant’s competence to practice law. The current status of litigation in this area is discussed and recommendations are made for dealing with this issue.