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Ex parte Williams
The Alabama Supreme Court held that expert testimony on human memory is admissible in eyewitness identification cases. However, the expert was excluded because he was unfamiliar with the specific case and witness.
Harris v. Thigpen
The court found Alabama's HIV segregation did not violate rights. Substandard medical care needs systemic deliberate indifference to breach Eighth Amendment standards.
Wilson v. Seiter
The Supreme Court ruled that prison officials must show "deliberate indifference" to inmates' needs, not just negligence, for an Eighth Amendment violation regarding prison conditions.
People v. Silver
The court ruled expert testimony on marijuana's psychological effects was admissible in a murder trial. This supported a diminished capacity defense.
US v. Raymer
The court upheld a drug conspiracy conviction, ruling that evidence of drug addiction did not negate proof of the defendant's knowing involvement in the drug distribution scheme.
Gray v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
A bank was found negligent for failing to protect an elderly couple from financial elder abuse under California law. The court held that banks have a duty to prevent such abuse.
Touby v. United States
The Supreme Court upheld the Attorney General's power to temporarily schedule new drugs under the CSA to prevent imminent hazards. This decision allows scheduling without immediate judicial review.
Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics v. DEA
The D.C. Circuit Court sent back the DEA's denial to reclassify marijuana. The court found the DEA's reasoning "logically impossible" and requested clearer justification for its decision.
Shuamber v. Henderson
A crash victim may recover for serious emotional distress from witnessing a family member’s death in the same crash, even if their own physical injuries are minor.
Weaver v. Warden, Nevada State Prison
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled a veteran’s lawyer was ineffective for not presenting evidence of severe PTSD during sentencing. This omission may have changed the sentence.
US v. Piaget
The Fifth Circuit upheld a conviction, ruling that drug addiction is not a defense to knowing participation in a drug distribution conspiracy.
McDermott v. Bender
The court ruled a father's self-inflicted heroin addiction did not excuse his failure to pay child support or reduce his obligations.
Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith
The Supreme Court ruled that neutral laws prohibiting peyote use are valid even when it is used for religious purposes, narrowing Free Exercise rights.
Maryland v. Craig
The Supreme Court held a child abuse victim can testify via one-way closed-circuit TV without violating the Sixth Amendment.
US v. Desurra
The court upheld a drug distribution conviction. It found methamphetamine intoxication did not negate the specific intent needed for the federal offense.