body: I see "*Linehan I* factors" mentioned in some civil commitment decisions published on-line e.g. [this one from Minessota](https://mn.gov/law-library-stat/archive/ctapun/0810/opa080962-1104.pdf). Can someone explain where they come from and what their status is in US law? From what I can gather it's a Minnesota supreme court decision (so only applies there), but I could be wrong. Is there something more generally applicable in that respect in the US?
  
  
  
title: Please explain Linehan I factors to a lay person