A. Right to Treatment

•  Rouse v. Cameron, 373 F.2d 451 (1966)
• Wyatt v. Stickney, 344 F.Supp. 387 (1972)
• Donaldson v. O'Connor, 493 F.2d 507 (1974) **
• Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307, 102 S.Ct. 2452 (1982)

B. Right to Refuse Treatment

• Application of President and Directors of Georgetown College Inc., 118 U.S. App. D.C. 80, 331 F.2d 1000 (1964) **, ****
• Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz, 370 N.E.2d 417 (1977) ***
• Guardianship of Roe, 383 Mass. 415, 421 N.E.2d 40 (1981) **
• Rennie v. Klein, 720 F.2d 266 (1983)
•  Rogers v. Commissioner of Dept. of Mental Health, 390 Mass. 489, 458 N.E.2d 308 (1983)
• Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210, 110 S.Ct. 1028 (1990)
• Hargrave v. Vermont, 340 F.3d 27 (2003)
• Sell v. U.S., 539 U.S. 166, 123 S.Ct. 2174 (2003)

C. Right to Die

• Vacco v. Quill, 117 S.Ct.  2293 (1997) ***
• Washington v. Glucksberg, 117 S.Ct. 2258 (1997) (including concurring opinion)

D. Civil Commitment

•  Lake v. Cameron, 364 F.2d 657 (1966) *, ****               
• Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F.Supp. 1078 (1972) **, ****  
• O'Connor v. Donaldson, 422 U.S. 563, 95 S.Ct. 2486 (1975)
• Fasulo v. Arafeh, 378 A.2d 553 (1977) *          
• Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418, 99 S.Ct. 1804 (1979)
• Parham v. JR, 442 U.S. 584, 99 S.Ct. 2493 (1979)
• In re Richardson, 481 A.2d 473 (1984) *         
• Zinermon v. Burch, 494 U.S. 113, 110 S.Ct. 975 (1990)

E. Managed Care                                                                 

• Wickline v. State, 239 Cal. Rptr.  810 (1987) *
• Wilson v. Blue Cross of Southern California, 271 Cal. Rptr.  876 (1990) *        
• Corcoran v. United Healthcare, Inc., 965 F.2d 1321 (1992) ***
• Dukes v. United Healthcare, Inc., 57 F.3d 350 3d Cir. (1995) **
• NYS Conf. of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans, et al.  v. Travelers, 115 S.Ct. 1671 (1995) **
• Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, 542 U.S. 200, 124 S.Ct. 2488 (2004) ***

A. Informed Consent

• Natanson v. Kline, 350 P.2d 1093 (1960) *    
• Canterbury v. Spence, 150 U.S. App. D.C.  263, 464 F.2d 772 (1972)
• Kaimowitz v. Michigan DMH, 1 MDLR 147 (1973)
• Truman v. Thomas, 27 Cal. 3d 285, 611 P.2d 902 (1980) **
• Cruzan v. Director, Missouri DMH, 497 U.S 261, 110 S.Ct.  2841 (1990)

B. Confidentiality/Privilege/Privacy

• In re Lifschutz, 2 Cal. 3d 415, 467 P.2d 557 (1970)
• Doe v.  Roe, 400 N.Y.Supp.  2d 668 (1977)
• Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589, 97 S.Ct. 869 (1977) ***
• Hawaii v. Ariyoshi, 481F.Supp. 1028 (1979) *
• In re Zuniga, 714 F. 2d 632 (1983) *
• Commonwealth v.  Kobrin, 395 Mass. 284, 479 N.E. 2d 674 (1985) **
• Jaffee v. Redmond, 116 S.Ct. 1923 (1996)

C. Liability to Patients

• Roy v. Hartogs, 381 N.Y.S. 2d 587 (1976)
• Clites v. Iowa, 322 N.W.  2d 917 (Iowa Ct. App. 1982)
• Aetna v. McCabe, 556 F.Supp.  1342 (1983) **
• Mazza v. Medical Mutual Insurance Co. of North Carolina, 319 S.E. 2d 217 (1984) ***

D. Duty to Protect

•  Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, 17 Cal. 3d 425, 551 P.2d 334, 131 Cal. Rptr.  14 (1976)
• Lipari v. Sears, 497 F.Supp. 185 (D. Neb. 1980)
• Jablonski v. U.S., 712 F.2d 391 (1983) ***
• Petersen v. State of Washington, 671 P.2d 230 (1983) *         
• Naidu v. Laird, 539 A.2d 1064 (Del.  1988) ***
• People v. Wharton, 809 P.2d 290 (1991) *    
• Menendez v. Superior Court, 834 P.2d 786 (1992) * 

A. Competency to Stand Trial

• Dusky v. U.S., 362 U.S. 402, 80 S.Ct.  788 (1960)
• Wilson v. U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C.  107, 391 F.2d 460 (1968)
• Jackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715, 92 S.Ct.  1845 (1972)
• Sieling v. Eyman, 478 F.2d 211 (9th Cir Ariz. 1973) **
• Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975) *
• Riggins v. Nevada, 112 S.Ct. 1810 (1992)
• Godinez v. Moran, 113 S.Ct. 2680 (1993)
• Cooper v. Oklahoma, 116 S.Ct. 1373 (1996)
• Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164 (2008)

B. Criminal Responsibility

i. Insanity Defense

• M'Naghten's Case, 8 Eng.  Rep. 718,  SEng Rep. 722  (1843)
• Durham v. U.S., 94 U.S. App. D.C.  228, 214 F.2d 862 (1954)
• Washington v.  U.S., 129 U.S. App. D.C. 29, 390 F.2d 444 (1967)
• Frendak  v.  U.S., 408 A.2d 364 (1979)
• Jones v. U.S., 463 U.S.  354, 103 S.Ct. 3043 (1983)
• U.S. v. Torniero, 735 F.2d 725 (1984) *             
• Foucha v. Louisiana, 112 S.Ct. 1780 (1992)
• Clark v. Arizona, 548 U.S. 735, 126 S.Ct. 2709 (2006)

ii. Diminished Capacity

•  People v. Patterson, 39 N.Y.2d 288, 347 N.E.2d 898 (1976) **  
• Ibn-Tamas v.  U.S., 407 A.2d 626 (D.C. 1979)
• People v. Saille, 820 P. 2d 588 (1991) *           
• Montana v.  Engelhoff, 116 S.Ct. 2013 (1996)

C. Psychiatry and the Death Penalty

• Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 1866 (1981)
• Barefoot v. Estelle, 463 U.S.  880, 103 S.Ct.  3383 (1983)
• Ake v. Oklahoma, 470 U.S. 68, 105 S.Ct. 1087 (1985)
• Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (1986)
• Payne v. Tennessee, 111 S.Ct. 2597 (1991)
• State v. Perry, 610 So.2d  746 (1992)
• Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242 (2002)
• Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183 (2005)
• Panetti v. Quarterman, 127 S. Ct.  2842 (2007)
• Hall v. Florida, 134 S. Ct. 1986 (2014)

D. Prisoner's Rights

• Baxstrom v. Herold, 383 U.S. 107, 86 S.Ct.  760 (1966)
• Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 97 S.Ct. 285 (1976)
• Vitek  v. Jones, 445  U.S  480, 100 S.Ct. 1254 (1980)
• Farmer v. Brennan, 114 S.Ct. 1970 (1994)
• Brown v. Plata 134 S.Ct. 436 (2011)

E. Defendant's Rights

i. Confessions

•  Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157, 107 S.Ct. 515 (1986)

ii. Guilty Pleas

•  North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160 (1970)

iii.  Sex Offenders

• Specht v. Patterson, 386 U.S. 605, 87 S.Ct. 1209 (1967)
• Allen v. Illinois, 478 U.S. 364, 106 S.Ct. 2988 (1986)
• In re Young, 857 P.2d.  989 (1993) **
• Kansas v.  Hendricks, 117 S.Ct. 2072 (1997)
• Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 122 S.Ct.  867 (2002)
• McKune v. Lile, 536 U.S. 24, 122 S.Ct. 2017 (2002)
• U.S.  v. Comstock, 560 U.S. 126, 130 S.Ct. 1949 (2010)

F. Drugs/Alcohol

•  Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 82 S.Ct. 1417 (1962)
• Powell v. Texas, 392 U.S. 514, 88 S.Ct. 2145 (1968)

G. Hypnosis

•  State v.  Hurd, 173 N.J.  Super.  333, 414 A.2d 291 (1980)
• People v. Shirley, 181 Cal. Rptr. 243 (1982) **
• Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44, 107 S.Ct. 2704 (1987)

• Carter v. General Motors, 361 Mich.  577, 106 N.W.2d 105 (1960) **
• Dillon v. Legg, 68 Cal.  2d 728, 441 P.2d 912 (1968)
• Forrisi v. Bowen, 794 F.2d 931 (1986) *
• Nassau County v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987) *
• Thing v. La Chusa, 771 P.2d 814 (1989) *

A. Americans With Disabilities Act

• Bragdon v. Abbott, 118 S.Ct. 2196 (1998)
• Pennsylvania v. Yesky, 118 S.Ct. 1952 (1998) **
• Olmstead v. L. C. ex rei.  Zimring, 119 S.Ct. 2176 (1999)
• Toyota Motor Mfg., Ky. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184, 122 S.Ct. 681 (2002) ***
• U.S. v. Georgia, 546 U.S. 151, 126 S.Ct. 877 (2006)

B. Sexual Harassment

• Meritor Savings Bank FSB v. Vinson, 106 S.Ct. 2399 (1986)
• Harris v.  Forklift Systems, Inc., 114 S.Ct. 367 (1993)
• Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 118 S.Ct. 998 (1998)

C. Expert Witness Testimony Standards

• Frye v. U.S., 293 F. 1013 (1923)
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc., 61 U.S.L.W. 4805, 113 S.Ct.  2786 (1993)
• General Electric Co. v. Joiner, 118 S.Ct. 512 (1997) ***
• Kumho Tire Co., Ltd.  v. Carmichael, 119 S.Ct. 1167 (1999)

A. Child Abuse Reporting

• Landeros v. Flood, 17 Cal. 3d 399, 551 P.2d 389 (1976)
• People v. Stritzinger, 34 Cal. 3d 505, 668 P.2d 738 (1983)
• State v. Andring, 342 N.W.2d 128 (Minn.  1984)
• DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept. of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189, 109 S.Ct. 998 (1989)

B. Juvenile Court

• Application of Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428 (1967)
• Fare v. Michael C., 442 U.S. 707 (1979)

C. Education-Related Services

• Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School Dist. Westchester County v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 102 S.Ct. 3034 (1982) 
• Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, 468 U.S. 883, 104 S.Ct. 3371 (1984)

D. Custody

• Painter v. Bannister, 258 Iowa 1390, 140 N.W.2d 152 (1966)
• Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct. 1388  (1982)

E. Juvenile Sentencing

•  Graham v. Florida 560 U.S. 48, 130 S.Ct. (2011)
•  Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012)

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