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Full-Text Articles in Disability Law
Confidentiality, Warning And Aids: A Proposal To Protect Patients, Third Parties And Physicians
Confidentiality, Warning And Aids: A Proposal To Protect Patients, Third Parties And Physicians
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Improper Distinction Under The Ada Leads To An Irrational Outcome: Favoring One Life Over Another, Daniel Frederick Parise
Improper Distinction Under The Ada Leads To An Irrational Outcome: Favoring One Life Over Another, Daniel Frederick Parise
Touro Law Review
Society has a distorted view of those battling addiction and essentially marks them with a sign of disgrace; however, what society may not fully understand is that addiction is a disability beyond the afflicted individual’s control. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicates that 19.7 million Americans have battled a substance use disorder in their life. Of the 19.7 million Americans who battled illicit substance use disorders, approximately seventy-four percent also struggled with alcohol use disorder.
Based on these statistics, it is clear that illicit drug use disorders are often interconnected with alcohol use disorders. However, Congress makes …
Once Mentally Ill, Always A Danger? Lifetime Bans On Gun Ownership Under Fire Following Involuntary Commitment, Amanda Pendel
Once Mentally Ill, Always A Danger? Lifetime Bans On Gun Ownership Under Fire Following Involuntary Commitment, Amanda Pendel
Touro Law Review
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) imposes a lifetime ban on those who have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution from purchasing, or possessing a firearm, regardless of an extended passage of time, or a finding that the individual is unlikely to pose a danger to themselves or the public. Three circuits have created a split concerning the constitutionality of this statute. The Third Circuit held in Beers v. Attorney General United States that those involuntarily committed were outside of the scope of the Second Amendment; therefore, the § 922(g)(4)’s categorical ban is constitutional. Next, the Ninth Circuit in Mai v. …
The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act: What About Reasonable Accommodation? Where Are We Now?, Teressa Elliott, Kathleen A. Carnes
The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act: What About Reasonable Accommodation? Where Are We Now?, Teressa Elliott, Kathleen A. Carnes
Touro Law Review
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (“ADAAA”) was passed in 2008 and became effective on January 1, 2009. There are issues regarding reasonable accommodation that have arisen in connection with this Act. This article first explains what changes were made to the ADA’s employment-related provisions with the ADAAA and also explains the relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases that led to passage of the ADAAA. Reasonable accommodation under the Act and reasonable accommodation cases are then discussed as well as the U.S. Airways v. Barnett case. We then end with ways to interpret these cases for guidance and the conclusion …
Mixed Signals: What Can We Expect From The Supreme Court In This Post-Ada Amendments Act Era?, Nicole Buonocore Porter
Mixed Signals: What Can We Expect From The Supreme Court In This Post-Ada Amendments Act Era?, Nicole Buonocore Porter
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Endrew F. Clairvoyance, Mark C. Weber
How To Screen For Success In Employment Law Cases, Robert M. Rosen
How To Screen For Success In Employment Law Cases, Robert M. Rosen
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Strategic Evidence Issues In Equal Employment Litigation, Marc Rosenblum
Strategic Evidence Issues In Equal Employment Litigation, Marc Rosenblum
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham
There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Indigents And The Denial Of Due Process At Involuntary Treatment Hearings: The Need For Independent Psychiatric Assistance, Marcy H. Speiser
Indigents And The Denial Of Due Process At Involuntary Treatment Hearings: The Need For Independent Psychiatric Assistance, Marcy H. Speiser
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Postpartum Psychosis As A Defense To Infant Murder, Barbara E. Rosenberg
Postpartum Psychosis As A Defense To Infant Murder, Barbara E. Rosenberg
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can Mental Health Professionals Predict Judicial Decisionmaking? Constitutional And Tort Liability Aspects Of The Right Of The Institutionalized Mentally Disabled To Refuse Treatment: On The Cutting Edge, Michael L. Perlin
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.