Florida cannot restrict the freedom of mentally disabled people without regularly reviewing their cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided.
J.R., 53, has an IQ of 56 and lives in a Gainesville group home. He indicated he wants to live independently near his family in Fort Myers, where he’s been offered a job with Steak ‘n Shake.
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