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Phillips v. Jasper County Jail
The court found jail staff may have ignored an inmate's seizure medication needs and bunk request, but dismissed claims against the jail doctor.
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al in support Plaintiffs/Appellee's Petition for Rehearing En Banc
This brief argues that strip-searching juveniles for minor violations is unconstitutional. It claims the current policy misuses child-protective principles to justify traumatic searches that adults would not face.
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, et al. in Support of Appellant Corey Spears
Waiver of legal counsel in delinquency cases jeopardizes a youth's fundamental rights and creates serious lifelong consequences. Parents cannot serve as effective legal counsel due to potential conflicts of interest.
Wisconsin Community Services v. City of Milwaukee
The court ruled cities cannot discriminate against mental health and addiction centers when issuing special-use permits. These centers are entitled to reasonable accommodation under federal law.
Davis v. Carter
The Seventh Circuit ruled that Cook County’s repeated delays in providing methadone to an inmate could demonstrate deliberate indifference, equating delay with denial of care for a serious medical need.
Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal
The Court ruled that the religious use of a controlled substance was protected from federal prosecution under RFRA.
United States v. Georgia
The Court ruled the ADA applies to state prisons when constitutional rights are violated. This protects incarcerated individuals with disabilities, including those with substance use disorders.
Gonzales v. Oregon
The Court held the Attorney General cannot ban doctors from prescribing drugs for state-authorized physician-assisted suicide. This ruling affirmed Oregon's right to allow the practice.
Development of the Adolescent Brain: Implications for Executive Function and Social Cognition
Research indicates that the adolescent brain undergoes significant development. The prefrontal cortex shows increased myelination, enhancing neural transmission speed, and changes in synaptic density through proliferation and pruning.
Earlier Development of the Accumbens Relative to Orbitofrontal Cortex Might Underlie Risk-Taking Behavior in Adolescents
Adolescents show increased brain activity in reward-related regions and less mature activity in impulse control regions compared to children and adults. This may explain their heightened risk-taking behaviors.
Scarver v Litscher
Prison officials were not liable for an inmate's worsened mental illness after solitary confinement. The court found no deliberate indifference, as officials lacked clear prior knowledge of the specific harm.
State v. Paiz
The court upheld testimony about PTSD symptoms after sexual abuse. It affirmed that qualified experts can explain treatment-based diagnoses.
Commonwealth v. May
The court ruled it was an error to exclude evidence of the defendant's abusive childhood during sentencing. This evidence could have influenced the death penalty decision.
Developmental trajectories of legal socialization among serious adolescent offenders
This study explores how adolescents develop beliefs about law and legal authorities. It examines legal socialization over time in young offenders to understand how these attitudes change from late adolescence to early adulthood.
Greeno v. Daley
The court found that failing to treat an inmate's worsening ulcer and denying proper diet or specialist care could demonstrate deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.