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In re Cliffton B.
The court upheld parental rights termination due to the mother’s ongoing substance abuse. She failed to reunify with her children despite county services.
Minor Physical Anomalies and Family Adversity as Risk Factors for Violent Delinquency in Adolescence
Early childhood factors, like disruptive behaviors and family context, predict later violent delinquency. Biological and environmental factors interact from early life, with adverse conditions exacerbating predispositions.
Logerquist v. McVey
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled experts can testify that childhood trauma causes repressed memories later recalled. The court left memory accuracy and credibility to juries, rejecting broad application of scientific admissibility tests.
State v. Bottrell
The court found PTSD is a generally accepted condition that can cause diminished capacity. Expert testimony linking PTSD flashbacks to impaired intent was admissible to negate murder intent.
Bay Area Addiction Research and Treatment v. City of Antioch
The Ninth Circuit ruled Antioch's denial of a methadone clinic violated the ADA and FHA. This discriminated against recovering addicts seeking treatment.
People v. Garcia
The court ruled prior drug convictions can enhance sentencing under California's Three Strikes Law, even for a current nonviolent offense.
People v. Martinez
The court ruled that voluntary intoxication evidence was inadmissible to negate criminal intent in a1999 child endangerment case involving methamphetamine manufacturing.
Franklin v. Stevenson
The court ruled abuse claims based on recovered memories from therapy were invalid. The therapeutic techniques used to recall these memories lacked reliable scientific support.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey
The Supreme Court ruled the ADA applies to state prisons, meaning incarcerated people with disabilities cannot be excluded from programs solely due to disability.
Stop Youth Addiction, Inc. v. Lucky Stores, Inc.
The California Supreme Court ruled that a private group could sue retailers for selling tobacco to minors, even without direct harm to the organization.
US v. Cannabis Cultivators Club
The court issued an injunction, finding the federal government would likely prove defendants lacked a right to distribute marijuana under Proposition 215.
Bragdon v. Abbott
The Supreme Court ruled that asymptomatic HIV is a disability under the ADA. This decision helps protect people recovering from substance use from discrimination under disability law.
Doe v. Roe
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a jury must decide when the clock starts on repressed memory childhood sexual abuse claims and if mental incapacity delayed the statute of limitations.
US v. Carothers
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions for attempted child exploitation under § 2422(b), clarifying that actual minor involvement is not required for attempt liability.
In re Greene
The Delaware Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for misusing client funds. The Court found disbarment appropriate despite the attorney's arguments about addiction and rehabilitation.