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12 May 2010, 9:14 am
"Prosecutors fear that allowing mental health defenses could overwhelm the court system with such claims. [read post]
11 May 2010, 6:08 am
But an official of the Vietnam Veterans of America says the opposite is true.The story includes this description of recent CCA rulings on the topic:Richardson attorney Lydia Brandt concedes that justices have not accepted the diminished-capacity defense per se.She has argued appeals of lower court rulings disallowing testimony on mental impairment. [read post]
19 Aug 2021, 2:00 am
When Biles opened up about her mental health struggles and decided to withdraw from team competition, she received an outpouring of compassion and support from teammates, coaches, and Olympic officials and athletes. [read post]
19 Aug 2022, 5:55 am
However, data from local and international organizations have shown that it is an inefficient and insufficient model because women and girls whose situations fell within the legal exceptions faced obstacles as the lack of public information about the scope of legal grounds for abortion; health facilities imposing arbitrary hurdles or waiting periods; health officials reporting patients who need access to post-abortion care to law enforcement; not having… [read post]
19 Apr 2018, 11:00 am
Lee characterizes as “a gag order on all psychiatrists and by extension all mental health professionals. [read post]
6 Jun 2008, 5:43 pm
In other developments, the Senate passed by voice vote on Tuesday a package of veterans’ mental health bills. [read post]
8 May 2009, 2:53 pm
According to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, signs of more severe infections may include difficulty breathing, chest pain, dizziness, confusion and vomiting. [read post]
18 May 2008, 3:22 pm
The county constantly found itself shipping inmates to other jurisdictions, a situation that racked up as much as a half-million-dollar annual bill for taxpayers.Today, the jail counts, on average, anywhere from 80 to 100 inmates per day, far less than half its capacity. [read post]
1 Nov 2018, 3:00 pm
It creates immediate risks as well as long-term physical and mental health consequences. [read post]
19 May 2007, 10:12 am
The test which some courts in the USA use to determine competency to waive appeals is based on a 1966 US Supreme Court decision and is "whether [s/]he has the capacity to appreciate his [/her] position and make a rational choice with respect to continuing or abandoning further litigation or on the other hand whether [s/]he is suffering from a mental disease, disorder, or defect which may substantially affect his [/her]… [read post]
9 Dec 2013, 8:27 pm
That’s the official IRS number. [read post]
27 Jan 2022, 11:39 am
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 10:33 am
City of GarlandDocket: 11-1375Issue(s): (1) Whether, when an officer precipitates a violent confrontation ending in his use of force, his own conduct making that force necessary should be considered among the totality of circumstances determining whether the force was constitutionally excessive; and (2) whether an individual’s obvious mental illness reduces the government’s justification for using force against him during an encounter with police.Certiorari stage… [read post]
30 Dec 2023, 4:00 am
But the work of America is not finished. [read post]
30 Dec 2023, 4:00 am
But the work of America is not finished. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 8:58 am
” Other provisions require five-year renewals of handgun licenses statewide, direct mental health professionals to notify authorities of patients deemed likely to seriously hurt themselves or others and require federal background checks for private gun sales in New York. [read post]
7 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm
The nation’s gaping inequality—and its continued inability to meet basic health care, educational, and economic needs of all Americans—further undercuts America’s legitimacy. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 8:24 am
Another study concentrating on 98 U.S. perpetrators found that approximately 40 percent had recognizable mental health problems. [read post]
1 Dec 2007, 5:05 pm
Spouse lacked mental capacity to consent (including temporary incapacity resulting from drug or alcohol use)12. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 10:02 pm
But study after study has documented that teenagers simply don’t have the mental capacity to evaluate the risks of such outcomes. [read post]
