Court Decision Could Impact Civil Commitments for Substance Abuse

Published May 3, 2013

Court decision could impact civil commitments for substance abuse
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A Massachusetts Appeals Court's decision this week on the handling of civil commitments at state lockups could have a reverberating effect in the realm of prisoner issues, advocates on the issue say. … be the Department of Correction who's got these …
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How the legal concept of "Scientific Uncertainty" shapes your life – io9
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It determined that the law's exclusion from rehab for people with two or more convictions was rationally related to a goal of providing services to those more likely to actually benefit from them. In its RBR analysis, … (Massachusetts was in favor of …
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Boston victims face huge bills; donations pour in
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… summer, Ohio Attorney General. Police officers and investigators on Thursday were searching the high school attended by two football players who raped a 16-year-old girl after an alcohol-fueled party last summer, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine …
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