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Locker v. State
The Nevada Supreme Court vacated a meth possession conviction. It ruled the defendant was entitled to judgment deferral for consenting to substance use treatment.
Hymer v. Kross
The court dismissed a prisoner's suit challenging removal from a MAT program. No deliberate indifference or due process violations occurred, as medical care was provided and grievance delays caused no harm.
Tassinari v Salvation Army
A court allowed claims against The Salvation Army for banning medication-assisted treatment in rehab. The policy may violate disability rights laws, including the ADA and FHA.
Collier v. Ark. Dep't of Human Services
The Arkansas Court of Appeals terminated a mother's parental rights due to years of meth use, relapses, and failed treatment, finding she could not maintain sobriety or stability for her child.
United States v. Chen
The Ninth Circuit ruled that judges can reconsider sentences after conviction if legal reforms make the original sentence unfair, even without a retroactive law change.
Northeast Patients v. United Cannabis Patients
The court found Maine's residency rule for dispensary directors unconstitutional. It discriminated against out-of-state cannabis businesses, violating the dormant Commerce Clause.
Affinity Healthcare Group v. Township of Voorhees
The court ruled that recovering opioid addicts are protected by the ADA, striking down zoning that blocked a methadone clinic.
United States v. Adair
The court upheld Adair's 168-month sentence for leading an opioid ring. Despite her own addiction, she directed others and played a key organizing role in the operation.
State v. Casper
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld Casper's sentence and restitution. His extensive meth use, failed treatments, and violent history justified incarceration over rehabilitation.
United States v. Jocelyn Lopez-Sanchez
The court denied early release for Jocelyn Lopez-Sanchez, serving a fentanyl sentence. Her history of substance use and mental illness was not deemed "extraordinary" enough for compassionate release.
United States v. Horace Johnson
The court denied compassionate release due to Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine refusal, prior infection, and low prison case rates, despite his obesity and opioid use disorder.
MC v. Cabinet for Health & Family
The Kentucky Supreme Court vacated neglect findings, ruling a father's alcohol use did not show a real risk of harm. Removal requires clear evidence of actual or likely harm to children.
In re KB
The court removed three children from their parents due to recent meth use, denial of substance abuse, and failure to supervise, which posed a risk of harm.
State v. Harris
The court upheld Harris's 30-year sentence for robbery despite his PCP use during the crime. His drug-induced state did not lessen his legal responsibility for the offense.
People v. DM
D.M. was resentenced under a domestic violence law. Her crime and substance use were connected to long-term abuse, leading the court to reduce her prison sentence.