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Andrews v. Davis
Keywords sentencing relief; ineffective counsel; mitigating evidence; abusive upbringing; trauma; penalty phase(2019)
Anderson v. Kelley
Keywords mitigation; teen brain limits; PTSD; FASD; fetal alcohol disorder; investigation; ineffective assistance(2019)
Pike v. Gross
Keywords federal habeas relief; penalty-phase counsel; ineffective counsel; mitigating evidence; brain damage; bipolar disorder; PTSD; denial(2019)
Porter v. Clarke
Keywords death-row; near-solitary confinement; Eighth Amendment; psychological harm; minimal social contact(2019)
The Brain in Solitude: An (Other) Eighth Amendment Challenge to Solitary Confinement
Keywords eighth amendment; extreme isolation; neuroplasticity; punishment; social; neuroscience; solitary confinement(2019)
The Return of the Repressed: The Persistent and Problematic Claims of Long-Forgotten Trauma
(2019)
Smith v. Aroostook County
Keywords ADA violation; preliminary injunction; buprenorphine; forced withdrawal; medication; risk of harm; detention(2019)
Mont v. United States
(2019)
Commonwealth v. Carrillo
Keywords involuntary manslaughter; heroin distribution; wanton or reckless conduct; overdose; conviction vacated; legal case; defendant knowledge; overdose; drug distribution(2019)
Childhood Adversity and Neural Development: a Systematic Review
Keywords Tough experiences ; Stress ; Childhood ; Brain development ; Teenagers ; Emotions ; Attention ; Memory; early-life stress; neurodevelopment; amygdala; hippocampus; adverse childhood experiences(2019)
Distinct and Similar Patterns of Emotional Development in Adolescents and Young Adults
Keywords Emotions; Young adults; Mental health issues; adolescence; emotional development; ex-Gaussian; reaction time; variability; young adulthood(2019)
Hopkins v. State
Keywords marijuana conviction; Controlled Substances Act; unconstitutionally vague; statute clarity; marijuana(2019)
Struve v. Struve
Keywords undue influence; vulnerable elder; financial exploitation; cognitive function evaluation; dementia; mental health(2019)
Marshall v. State
Keywords mandatory sentence; Graham; Miller; juvenile sentencing; emerging adults; life sentence(2019)
Commonwealth v. Machicote
Keywords juvenile offender; second-degree murder; life without parole; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment; Miller v. Alabama(2019)