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Views and experiences of involuntary civil commitment of people who use drugs in Massachusetts (Section 35)
Keywords Involuntary Civil Commitment; Section 35; Opioid Use; Criminalization; Policy(2024)
The impact of civil commitment laws for substance use disorder on opioid overdose deaths
Keywords civil commitment; COVID-19 pandemic; opioid use disorder (OUD); substance usage disorders (SUDs); involuntary commitment(2024)
In re J.P; In re E.S.
Keywords substance use disorder; involuntary commitment; clinical evidence; fentanyl; serious harm; Massachusetts(2024)
Casnocha-Jones v. State Bd. of Nursing
(2024)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Drug Policy Alliance in Support of Petitioner
Keywords vague laws; unlawful user; cannabis; drug use criminalization; firearm possession(2024)
Taylor v. Wexford Health Sources
Keywords ADA; Rehabilitation Act; inmate rights; addiction medication; MAT; 8th Amendment; disability rights(2024)
United States v. Veasley
Keywords 2024 federal case; Second Amendment; gun possession; drug users; marijuana; Veasley; constitutional law; court ruling; gun control; Second Amendment rights(2024)
State v. Kurtz
Keywords Kurtz; South Dakota Supreme Court; drug possession; drug treatment; probation violation; probation law; vacated sentence; public safety; prison sentence; court case(2024)
State v. Watson
Keywords Maine; sentencing; probation; prison; public endangerment; Watson; rehab; Supreme Court; vacated sentence; substance use(2024)
United States v. Centariczki
Keywords First Circuit; supervised release; 18-month sentence; upward variance; cocaine use; domestic violence; repeated violations; Centariczki; federal case; treatment opportunities(2024)
United States v. Dunn
Keywords Federal case; 2024 sentnecing; Dunn case; 12-month sentence; prison sentence; PTSD; trauma; cocaine addiction; alcohol use; treatment progress(2024)
HN v. RH
Keywords Kentucky; Casey's Law; involuntary treatment; Court of Appeals; 2024; physician report; commitment order; invalid; 360-day order; certification(2024)
Criteria and Procedures for Meaningful Parole Review for People Sentenced as Youth
Keywords Juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment jurisprudence; parole hearings; youth as a mitigating factor; post-crime maturity; rehabilitation(2024)
The second look movement: A review of the nation's sentence review laws
Keywords Mass incarceration; life sentences; mandatory minimums; deterrent effect on crime; ineffective parole system; judicial review; sentencing reconsideration; second look movement; Graham v. Florida; Miller v. Alabama; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP(2024)
"Children Are Different" and Their Lawyers Should Be Too
Keywords In re Gault; right to counsel; ineffective counsel; reforms to right to counsel(2024)