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Lawyers slam state care of the retarded

May ask judge to reopen case

By Scott Allen
Globe Staff / May 8, 2004

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Warning that the state has "systematically abused" a federal judge's landmark order to reform its care of mentally retarded people, lawyers for thousands of state patients are preparing to ask the judge to step in to reverse staff cuts and Romney Administration plans to close residential centers. (Full Article: 1040 Words)

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