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Brown v. United States

The court reversed a conviction, finding the defendant was wrongly denied court assistance to develop an insanity defense based on drug addiction. He was entitled to support for this defense.

Insanity defensenarcotics chargesaddictioncourt assistancelegal aidD.C. Circuitreversed and remandeddrug addiction defensemental health defensecriminal appeal
(1964)

Castle v. United States

The D.C. Circuit affirmed a conviction, ruling that addiction alone does not constitute legal insanity. The court upheld the jury's role in determining criminal responsibility.

Insanity defenseduressaddictioncriminal responsibilitylegal insanityD.C. Circuitjuryconvictionappealaffirmation
(1964)

People v. Ortiz

The court reversed a heroin conviction, ruling police entry and search lacked legal justification and violated constitutional protections.

heroin convictionpolice entrylegal justificationillegal search and seizuredue processexclusionary ruleFourth Amendment
(1964)

In re De La O

The Supreme Court upheld California's civil commitment law for narcotic addicts, prioritizing treatment and rehabilitation over criminal punishment for drug users.

narcotic addictcivil commitmentdrug userstreatmentchronic drug usepunishment
(1963)

Robinson v. California

The Supreme Court ruled California's law criminalizing drug addiction unconstitutional. The Court held the law punished a person's status, not their actions.

8th Amendment14th Amendmentaddictioncriminalizing addiction
(1962)

Dusky v. United States

The Supreme Court ruled a defendant must rationally and factually understand court proceedings and be able to consult their lawyer to be competent for trial.

(1960)

Ashcraft v. Tennessee

The Supreme Court ruled a confession invalid because it was coerced during 36 hours of sleepless police interrogation. The Court recognized sleep deprivation as a form of torture that violates due process.

confessioncoercedsleepless police interrogation due processsleep deprivationtorturepolice interrogation
(1944)

Buck v. Bell

The Supreme Court upheld Virginia's law allowing forced sterilization of those deemed "feeble-minded." This decision permitted the sterilization of Carrie Buck and excluded people with disabilities from constitutional protections.

Virginiaforced sterilizationconstitutionalityintellectual disabilityincorrigibility
(1927)

Linder v. United States

The Supreme Court overturned a doctor's drug conviction, ruling that good-faith medical care for addiction is outside federal control.

medical practiceaddiction treatmentHarrison Narcotics Act
(1925)

United States v. Behrman

The Court ruled that prescribing morphine to an addict violated the Harrison Narcotics Act. This act made such conduct punishable without requiring proof of criminal intent.

Harrison Narcotics Actmorphineaddictprescribingcriminal intentbad faith
(1922)

Webb v. United States

The Supreme Court ruled physicians could not prescribe narcotics solely to maintain addiction, only as part of a cure. This led to prosecutions of doctors for maintenance prescriptions.

maintenancemedical practiceaddiction treatmentHarrison Narcotics Act
(1919)

United States v. Doremus

The Supreme Court upheld Congress's power to regulate opioid distribution through the Harrison Narcotics Act, despite arguments about states' rights.

Harrison Narcotics Actopioid distributiontaxation
(1919)

The role of parent–child interactions in the association between mental health and prosocial behavior: Evidence from early childhood to late adolescence

The study examines how children's mental health symptoms and prosocial behavior relate over time, considering the impact of parent-child relationships like conflict and closeness. Researchers found varied connections between these factors.

Mental health problems Prosocial behavior Childhood, adolescenceMillennium Cohort StudyTrait-state-occasion modeling

Childhood maltreatment influences adult brain structure through its effects on immune, metabolic, and psychosocial factors

Childhood maltreatment is linked to brain structure changes later in life. This connection may be influenced by factors like adult trauma, obesity, and inflammation.

childhood maltreatmentmetabolic inflammationgray matterMRI

Trajectories of parental harshness and exposure to community violence differentially predict externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in legal system-involved youth

Mental health problems are rising in young people, especially those involved with the legal system. Parental harshness and community violence are common stressors contributing to these issues. These factors increase mental health risks.

Exposure to community violenceLife stress Mental healthParental harshness