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Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain: What We’ve Learned and Where the Data are Taking Us
Keywords alcohol; adolescence; binge drinking; neuroimaging; magnetic resonance imaging; neuropsychological tests; MRI; young adults; drinking behavior(2022)
MC v. Cabinet for Health & Family
Keywords neglect; child custody; alcohol; child welfare; parental fitness(2021)
In re KB
Keywords child custody; parental rights; methamphetamine; meth use; child removal; California courts; risk of harm; neglect; parental supervision; substance use(2021)
State v. Harris
Keywords New Jersey; Harris; robbery; PCP; drug-induced; legal responsibility; conviction; sentence; 30-year sentence; appeal(2021)
People v. DM
Keywords Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act; D.M.; resentencing; New York; cocaine use; homicide; physical abuse; sexual abuse; mental abuse(2021)
Chappell v. State
Keywords Chappell; Arizona death penalty; death sentence; mitigation; trauma; 2021 Arizona case; capital punishment; court ruling; reasonable sentence; substance use(2021)
People v. Oneal
Keywords California; mental health diversion; schizoaffective disorder; substance use ; mental illness; appeals court; trial judge; Oneal case; California state case(2021)
United States v. Mathews
Keywords Compassionate release; Michael Mathews; federal case; 2021; obesity; substance use disorder; COVID-19; prison; early release; vaccination(2021)
People v. Panozo
Keywords California Court of Appeal; sentencing; PTSD; substance use; military service; resentencing; legal case; Panozo; reversed; remanded(2021)
People v. DL
Keywords D.L.; Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act; resentencing; New York state; trauma; crack cocaine addiction; childhood sexual abuse; reduced sentence; 2021 case; court(2021)
United States v. Patten
Keywords Compassionate release; Patten case; federal case; 2021 case; compassionate release criteria; opioid addiction; cocaine addiction; prison treatment; public safety; trauama(2021)
United States v. Abovyan
Keywords Healthcare fraud; Suboxone; controlled substances; unlawful dispensing; Florida physician; Eleventh Circuit; conviction; sham program; unnecessary tests; physician licensing(2021)
United States v. Dingwall
Keywords Dingwall; 2021 federal case; overturned conviction; crack cocaine; drug use; expert testimony; trauma; duress; new trial; wrongful conviction; barred evidence(2021)
“Some Mother's Child Has Gone Astray”: Neuroscientific Approaches to a Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model of Juvenile Sentencing
Keywords adolescent brain development; therapeutic jurisprudence; retribution; rehabilitation(2021)
Scott v. State
Keywords Indiana; Scott; 14-year sentence; sentencing error; harmless error; trafficking victimization; substance use; aggravating factors; court upheld; state case(2021)