View of the Individual The legal approach's emphasis on procedural due process, substantive rights, and equity leads it to con- sider the individual as a unique person in a unique set of circumstances. The notion that every person is entitled to a "day in court" is appropriate here. The adversary procedure is designed to enable an individual to explain his or her unique and particular circumstances, thinking, motivations, and so forth to the governmental decision maker. Moreover, a decision may turn precisely upon such considerations, which become part of the merits of the case. There are some outstanding examples of this in the realm of public administration. For instance, in Cleveland Board Education v LaFleur 59 the Supreme Court ruled that before a mandatory maternity leave could be imposed upon a pregnant public school teacher, she was entitled to an individualized medical determination of her illness to continue on the job. In Wyatt Stickney (1971),60 a federal district court requires that an individual treatment plan be developed for each person involuntarily confined to Alabama's public mental health facilities. Emphasis on the indi- vidual qua individual does not, of course, preclude the aggregation of individuals into broader groups, as in the case of class action suits. However, while such a suit may be desir- able to obtain widespread change, it does not diminish the legal approach's concern with the rights of specific individuals.