While Virginia and other states have recently apologized for their role in the involuntary sterilization of those labeled as "feebleminded", the Supreme Court ruling that sanctioned those sterilizations has never been overruled - so the precedent still stands.
But the case of Carrie Buck also established a precedent in deception: Carrie Buck's lawyer conspired with the opposing lawyer to guarantee that her challenge would fail, so that the sterilization law would be upheld by the highest court.
This is a presentation revealing the strategy of deception that masquerades as justice in the US.
Update (7/2013):
"...forced sterilization of targeted groups continues through coercion and deception...", as shown in the article
Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval
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which reports:
...At least 148 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules during those five years -- and there are perhaps 100 more
dating back to the late 1990s, according to state documents and interviews...
...Kimberly Jeffrey says she was pressured by a doctor while sedated and strapped to a surgical table for a C-section in 2010, during
a stint at Valley State for a parole violation. Jeffrey, 43, was horrified, she said, and resisted...courts have concluded that soliciting
approval for sterilization during labor is coercive because pain and discomfort can impair a woman's ability to weigh the decision.