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State v. Carter; State v. Reite
Keywords determinate resentences; LWOP; 18-20-year-olds; Monschke; rehabilitation; Anderson; rehabilitation(2024)
State v. Abruzia
Keywords resentencing; Comer review; juveniles; robberies; ineligible; remanded; under 18; emerging adults(2024)
P.T.S. III v. S.S.
Keywords elder abuse; financial exploitation; joint account; unauthorized withdrawal; aggressive behavior; stepmother(2024)
Williamson v. Farrell
Keywords elder abuse; exploitation; trial court; simplified; quotation; private right of action; declaratory judgment; financial loss; bad faith(2024)
People v. Poole
Keywords People v. Parks; mandatory life without parole; LWOP; cruel and unusual punishment; proportionality; resentencing(2024)
State v. Borlase
Keywords juvenile sentencing; juvenile life without parole; cruel and unusual punishment; North Carolina statute on sentencing; rehabilitation; permanent incorrigibility; mitigating factors of youth(2024)
State v. Hauschultz
Keywords access to counsel for youth; youth interrogation ; Miranda warnings; adolescent brain development; juvenile justice; juvenile rights; custodial interrogation(2024)
In re California Palms Addiction Recovery Campus
Keywords Substance use treatment; bankruptcy; licensing disputes; patient care standards;  financial mismanagement; court case; treatment center closure; healthcare; legal dispute(2024)
In Re Social Media Adolescent Addiction Litigation
Keywords social media; addiction; mental health; adolescents; product liability; negligence; 2024 lawsuit; social media platforms; harmful features; design(2024)
People v. Smallwood
Keywords  Eighth Amendment; proportionality; attempted murder;  life sentence; mental illness; substance use; early trauma(2024)
State v. Schober
Keywords medical cannabis; probation; marijuana; marijuana ban(2024)
United States v. Burchfield
Keywords malingering; substance use disorders; delusions; secret societies; spaceships;  legal competency;  expert evaluation; testimony(2024)
United States v. Antonio Taylor
Keywords conviction; competency; personality disorders;  alcohol use disorder; cocaine use disorder; malingering; rational understanding; clear error(2024)
DiFraia v. Ransom
Keywords ADA; Eighth Amendment; opioid-use-disorder medication; prison officials; substance-use rights; individual-capacity claims(2024)
State v. Matrongolo
Keywords drug use; witness credibility; impeachment; due process; evidentiary questions; addiction; legal relevance; criminal trials(2024)