As Cities Decriminalize Psychedelics, Law Enforcement Should Step Back
Psychedelics may fill the growing need for innovative psychiatric drugs. Some cities, dissatisfied with the U.S. war on drugs, are decriminalizing them.
Law & Neuroscience
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Read more: The Next Frontier of Neuroscience and Juvenile Justice The Next Frontier of Neuroscience and Juvenile Justice
RecordingEvent Description In the fifteen years since the United States Supreme Court referred to developmental science in ruling the death penalty unconstitutional for juveniles in Roper v. Simmons, state and federal courts have seen a wave of neuroscience-informed juvenile justice litigation. Advocates have come to see neuroscience as a powerful tool, and the Supreme Court…
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Read more: Memory, Trauma, and Asylum Law: A Role for Neuroscience? Memory, Trauma, and Asylum Law: A Role for Neuroscience?
This post is part of our Eighth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review symposium. You can read all of the posts in the series here. Learn more about the event and stay tuned for video of each session on the Petrie-Flom Center’s website. By Francis X. Shen and Aldis H. Petriceks Today hundreds of thousands of asylum…
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Read more: Denying the Insanity Defense: A Repudiation of Science and Justice Denying the Insanity Defense: A Repudiation of Science and Justice
By Laura Karas The Supreme Court this term faces a difficult question: Is it unconstitutional for a state to abolish the insanity defense? In the case before the court, Kahler v. Kansas, a plaintiff who suffered from multiple psychiatric disorders, including severe depression, shot and killed his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law. He was denied…
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Read more: TOMORROW! Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence TOMORROW! Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence
Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence April 27, 2018 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore…
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Read more: Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence
Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence April 27, 2018 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore…
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Read more: How to Fix Youth Sports Concussion Laws: Neuroscientific Perspectives How to Fix Youth Sports Concussion Laws: Neuroscientific Perspectives
How to Fix Youth Sports Concussion Laws: Neuroscientific Perspectives April 11, 2018 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East C Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With growing neuroscientific research on sports concussions, states have revised their policies and statutes. Yet at present we have limited research on how these state sports concussion laws…
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Read more: ON MONDAY! Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine ON MONDAY! Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine
Crimes of Passion: New Neuroscience vs. Old Doctrine April 9, 2018 12:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East C (2036) Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA The criminal law often sees love and passion turned into violence. How does this happen? And how should law respond? Many doctrines, most notably the “heat of passion” defense – which…
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Read more: What can an 11th century Islamic philosopher teach us about 21st century neuroscience? What can an 11th century Islamic philosopher teach us about 21st century neuroscience?
By Yusuf Lenfest There is a lot of fascinating research about the brain coming out of Stanford University, with some exciting, cutting-edge work being done there. Early last month I reported on the findings made by neuroscientists at Stanford in understanding how mental rehearsal prepares our minds for real-world action. Today, I’ll outline the recent…
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Read more: NEW EVENT! Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence NEW EVENT! Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence
Our Aging Brains: Decision-making, Fraud, and Undue Influence April 27, 2018 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East (2036) Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA With over 70 million Baby Boomers retiring, elder financial exploitation has been labeled the “Crime of the 21st Century.” In this half-day event, we will explore…