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Dep't of Children and Families v. DE
The court terminated the mother's parental rights due to chronic substance use and lack of treatment. The father's rights were upheld, supporting reunification based on his recovery efforts.
People v. Williams
The court upheld a life sentence for a young offender, finding he did not provide evidence of factors like trauma or substance use to support his constitutional challenge.
Matter of TMR
The court upheld terminating a father's parental rights. His substance use and failure to improve created an ongoing risk, making termination in the child's best interest.
Ark. Dept' of Human Services v. Jackson
An Arkansas court found a mother's newborns testing positive for meth created a serious risk of harm. This reversed a lower court's dismissal, allowing the dependency-neglect case to proceed.
Conner v. State
The court found no bias when a judge oversaw both a defendant's Drug Court participation and probation revocation. The ruling affirmed the judge's denial of recusal.
State v. Deboer
The court upheld a 10-year meth sentence, finding the judge considered the defendant's substance use history. The sentence was imposed through reasoned discretion, not an abuse of power.
United States v. Martinez
The court struck a probation condition allowing probation officers to choose Martinez's drug treatment. This condition was found to unlawfully delegate judicial authority to probation.
United States v. Huerta
The court affirmed that probation officers can specify substance use treatment details for a person on probation. This ruling came after an individual convicted of a meth-related offense challenged the scope of her treatment requirement.
People v. Richardson
The court upheld a level three sex offender risk classification. Richardson's long history of substance use and refusal of treatment in prison demonstrated a continued risk under state guidelines.
Colkley v. State
The court upheld Colkley's sentence, finding the trial judge properly considered his mental health and substance use before sentencing.
Knackstedt v. Bunting
The court found no deliberate indifference or equal protection violations in the plaintiff's denial-of-MOUD claim. Detox occurred before incarceration, withdrawal ended, and care delays caused no substantial harm.
Hickey v. Tompkins
The court ruled that a jailed plaintiff received adequate medical care despite being denied specific medications. No Eighth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, or disability rights violations were found.
DeVargas v. Board of County Commissioners of Santa Fe County
The court partly denied dismissing claims after a pretrial detainee with OUD died from sepsis. His death was allegedly due to inadequate addiction treatment and unsanitary jail conditions.
B.O. v. S.O.
The court upheld a mother’s custody despite past substance use, finding no current harm. Her recovery efforts were credited over the father's endangerment claims.
Kassa v. State
The Nevada Supreme Court upheld Kassa's sentence, finding the judge appropriately considered his trauma and substance use disorder. The court affirmed the sentence was not excessive.