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Abdul-Kabir v. Quarterman
Keywords death penalty; sentencing; mitigating factors of youth; Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act(2007)
State v. Monteiro
Keywords youth tried as adults; individuals convicted of multiple sentences; Mario’s Law; juvenile justice; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); proportionality principle; consecutive life sentence; gang-related murder(2007)
New Directions Treatment Services v. City of Reading
Keywords drug addiction; disability; methadone clinics; zoning; discriminatory(2007)
Grisham v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Keywords statute of limitations; nicotine addiction; tobacco companies; negligence(2007)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity in Detained Youth
Keywords Children; teenagers; juvenile; juvenile justice; trauma; stress; PTSD; mental health(2007)
Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Keywords Teen crime; developmental limitations; risk evaluation; severity of punishment; procedural justice; mental health(2007)
Sociometric Status and Social Drinking: Observations of Modelling and Persuasion in Young Adult Peer Groups
Keywords Alcohol use; peers; behavior; socioeconomic status; peer influence; alcohol consumption; socioeconomic status; observations(2007)
Phillips v. Jasper County Jail
Keywords deliberate indifference; jail staff; medical negligence; malpractice(2006)
Development of the Adolescent Brain: Implications for Executive Function and Social Cognition
Keywords Brain scans ; Teenagers ; Decision making ; Social policy ; Education(2006)
Earlier Development of the Accumbens Relative to Orbitofrontal Cortex Might Underlie Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents
Keywords accumbens; adolescent; reward; development; orbital frontal cortex; risk-taking(2006)
Wisconsin Community Services v. City of Milwaukee
Keywords municipal special-use permits; discrimination; mental health treatment centers; addiction treatment centers; reasonable accommodation; ADA(2006)
Davis v. Carter
Keywords methadone; inmate; deliberate indifference; denial of care; serious medical need(2006)
Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal
Keywords Religious Freedom Restoration Act; RFRA; religious use; controlled substance; federal prosecution; religious exemption(2006)
United States v. Georgia
Keywords ADA; Title II; state prisons; substance use disorder; disability rights(2006)
Gonzales v. Oregon
Keywords Controlled Substances Act; physician-assisted suicide; prescription drugs; state-authorized; doctors prescribing drugs(2006)