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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.
Accumbofrontal Tract Integrity Is Related to Early Life Adversity and Feedback Learning
Early life adversity is associated with reduced white matter integrity in the brain's reward system. This brain alteration is also linked to poorer decision-making processes.
Brain and Behavior Correlates of Risk Taking in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, leading to significant personal and economic costs. This article explores how risk-taking behavior can help understand and treat these conditions.
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.
Amicus Brief of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center and Youth Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Luis Angel Gutierrez
The brief argues that an LWOP sentence for a juvenile offender was improper. It asserts that the court failed to consider the offender's youth and potential for rehabilitation.
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.
BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, ET. AL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT
This brief argues that the "three strikes" rule, requiring upfront court fees from incarcerated people with prior dismissed lawsuits, unfairly blocks poor prisoners from court access.
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.