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35 faith leaders say blocking Safehouse's overdose-prevention site violates their religious freedom. Their faiths command them to preserve life and show compassion to those in need.
(2020)
Brief of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the Association of Cannabis Specialists, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the Americans for Safe Access Foundation as Amici Curiae
Keywords medical marijuana; probation supervision; Pennsylvania law; Medical Marijuana Act; 52nd Judicial District; patient rights; medical treatment; policy conflict; Department of Health(2020)
Amended Brief of AIDS United, et al, as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellees Safehouse & Jose Benitez and Seeking Affirmance of Order Granting Final Declaratory Judgment
Keywords Safehouse; supervised consumption sites; overdose crisis; harm reduction; fentanyl; evidence-based intervention(2020)
Brief of Faith Leaders in Philadelphia and Beyond as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff Safehouse
Keywords Safehouse; Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA); overdose-prevention site; Controlled Substances Act (CSA); religious freedom; harm reduction(2020)
Brief of the Committee for Public Counsel Services and the Health in Justice Action Lab at Northeastern University of Law joined by Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Keywords involuntary manslaughter; drug distribution; heroin addiction; accidental overdose; simple drug possession; joint venture; wanton or reckless conduct; opioid crisis; drug-induced homicide; naloxone(2019)
Brief of Amici Curiae of 11 Addiction Experts in Support of Appellee
Keywords brain disease model; addiction; neurobiological correlates; behavioral manifestations; contingencies; choice; criminal justice; treatment approaches; scientific premises; criminal responsibility(2018)
Amicus Curiae Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., The Center for Public Representation, and Prisoners' Legal Services in Support of the Petitioner
Keywords Substance use disorder; probation; relapse; drug-free condition; incarceration; judiciary; legal precedent; revocation of probation; War on Drugs; addiction treatment(2018)
Brief for the Massachusetts Medical Society as Amicus Curiae, joined by AAAP, Association for Behavioral Healthcare, Grayken Center at BMC, MOAR, Mass. Society for Addiction Medicine, Northeastern Law’s Health Policy Center, and 28 others.
Keywords SUD; Addiction; Relapse; Brain Disease Model of Addiction; Chronic Neurological Disorder; SUD Treatment; Punitive Approach; Incarceration; DSM-5; Public Health(2018)
Brief of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and nine other organizations as amici curiae
Keywords sentencing; judicial authority; probation violation; unlawful sentence; incarceration; treatment programs(2018)
Brief of Mass. Med. Soc’y et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Pl.’s Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Prelim. Injunction
(2018)
Proposed Brief of Pub. Health Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Pl.’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order & Prelim. Injunction
Keywords methadone; opioid use disorder; MOUD; medication-assisted treatment; correctional settings; standard of care(2018)
Brief for Amici Curiae The Legal Action Center, et al., in Support of Appellants
Keywords discrimination; conviction histories; individualized assessments(2016)
Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review in Chelsea Becker v. Superior Court
Keywords pregnancy loss; stillbirth; substance use during pregnancy; criminal prosecution; prenatal care; substance use disorder
Brief of Amici Curiae Center for Constitutional Rights, Transgender Law Center, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Make the Road New York et al. in Support of Respondents
Keywords Homelessness; criminalization of poverty; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; affordable housing crisis; public sleeping bans