Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry

Merrill Rotter is a forensic psychiatrist with the NYS Office of Mental Health and on faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Law and Psychiatry for the Department of Psychiatry. In his OMH role, Dr. Rotter is Senior Forensic Consultant to the Commissioner of NYS OMH and Director of the Division of Forensic Services at Bronx Psychiatric Center.Jeremy Colley co-teaches the seminar in Landmark Cases in Psychiatry and Law, alongside Dr. Rotter, to fellows in forensic psychiatry from Albert Einstein, Columbia, NYU and Rutgers Schools of Medicine. He has served as a Chief Psychiatrist with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and conducts research regarding police encounters with mentally ill citizens in the community.Heather Cucolo is an adjunct professor at New York Law School (NYLS) and the facilitator of the joint JD/MA program with John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Inaddition to those roles, Professor Cucolo is co-owner of the Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates educational company and on the Board of Trustees as Director of the International Society of Therapeutic Jurisprudence.

• The Forensic Psychiatry Paper Chase: Making the Case for the Landmark Cases SeminarSECTION I: Mental Health Practice GuidelinesChapter 1: Confidentiality and PrivilegeIn re LifschutzDoe v. RoeWhalen v. RoeIn re Subpoena Served upon ZunigaState v. AndringCommonwealth v. KobrinMenendez v. Superior CourtJaffee v. RedmondChapter 2: Informed ConsentNatanson v. KlineCanterbury v. SpenceKaimowitz v. Department of Mental Health for the State of MichiganTruman v. ThomasClites v. IowaZinermon v. BurchChapter 3: Duty to ProtectTarasoff v. RegentsLipari v. SearsPetersen v. WashingtonJablonski v. U.S.Naidu v. LairdChapter 4: Expert TestimonyFrye v. U.S.State v. HurdPeople v. ShirleyRock v. ArkansasDaubert v. Merrell Dow PharmaceuticalsGeneral Electric v. JoinerKumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelBuck v. Davis*Chapter 5: Questions on Mental Health Practice GuidelinesSECTION II: Institutional Treatment GuidelinesChapter 6: Civil CommitmentLake v. CameronBaxstrom v. HeroldLessard v. SchmidtO'Connor v. DonaldsonAddington v. TexasParham v. J.R.Chapter 7: Right to DieCruzan v. Director of Missouri Department of Mental HealthWashington v. GlucksbergVacco v. QuillChapter 8: Right to TreatmentRouse v. CameronWyatt v. StickneyYoungberg v. RomeoChapter 9: Right to Refuse TreatmentApplication of the President and Directors of Georgetown UniversitySuperintendent of Belchertown State School et al. v. Joseph SaikewiczIn the Matter of the Guardianship of Richard Roe, IIIRennie v. KleinRogers v. CommissionerChapter 10: Questions on Institutional Treatment GuidelinesSECTION III: Child and Adolescent IssuesChapter 11: Child Abuse ReportingLanderos v. FloodPeople v. StritzingerDeShaney v. WinnebagoChapter 12: Child Custody and Parental CompetenciesPainter v. BannisterSantosky v. KramerChapter 13: Juvenile RightsIn re GaultGraham v. FloridaMiller v. AlabamaChapter 14: EAHCA (Education for All Handicapped Children Act); IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)Hendrick Hudson Board of Education v. RowleyIrving Independent School District v. TatroChapter 15: Questions on Child and Adolescent IssuesSECTION IV: Tort LawChapter 16: ADA and Disability RightsCarter v. General MotorsCity of Cleburne, Tex. v. Cleburne Living CtrBragdon v. AbbottPennsylvania v. YeskeyOlmstead v. ZimringToyota v. WilliamsHargrave v. VermontU.S. v. GeorgiaDisability Rights New Jersey, Inc. v. Comm'r, New Jersey Dep't of Human Services*Sheehan v. City of San Francisco* Chapter 17: Emotional HarmDillon v. LeggThing v. La ChusaChapter 18: Clinical Practice LiabilityRoy v. HartogsAetna v. McCabeMazza v. Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North CarolinaWickline v. StateWilson v. Blue Cross of Southern CaliforniaChapter 19: Sexual HarassmentMeritor Savings Bank v. VinsonHarris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.Chapter 20: Questions on Tort LawSECTION V: Criminal Law and IncarcerationChapter 21: Criminal ProcedureMiranda v. ArizonaNorth Carolina v. AlfordColorado v. ConnellyRobinson v. CaliforniaPowell v. TexasCommonwealth of Massachussetts v. Eldred*Chapter 22: Criminal CompetenciesDusky v. U.S.Wilson v. U.S.Jackson v. IndianaDrope v. MissouriMedina v. CaliforniaGodinez v. MoranCooper v. OklahomaIndiana v. EdwardsTrueblood v. Washington State Dep't of Social and Health Services*Chapter 23: Diminished CapacityPeople v. PattersonIbn-Tamas v. U.S.People v. SailleMontana v. EgelhoffChapter 24: InsanityM'Naghten's CaseDurham v. U.S.Washington v. U.S.Frendak v. U.S.Jones v. U.S.U.S. v. TornieroFoucha v. LouisianaClark v. ArizonaChapter 25: Prisoners' RightsEstelle v. GambleVitek v. JonesWashington v. HarperRiggins v. NevadaFarmer v. BrennanSell v. U.S.Brown v. PlataTaylor v. Barkes*Chapter 26: Death PenaltyEstelle v. SmithAke v. OklahomaFord v. WainwrightPayne v. TennesseeState v. PerryAtkins v. VirginiaRoper v. SimmonsPanetti v. QuartermanRyan v. Gonzales*Hall v. Florida*Moore v. Texas*McWilliams v. Dunn*Chapter 27: Sex OffendersSpecht v. PattersonAllen v. IllinoisIn re Young and CunninghamKansas v. HendricksMcKune v. LileKansas v. CraneU.S. v. ComstockDoes #1-5 v. Snyder*Millard v. Rankin*Chapter 28: Questions on Criminal Law and IncarcerationSECTION VI: MiscellaneousChapter 29: ImmigrationPadilla v. KentuckyMatter of M-A-MChapter 30: Gun OwnershipDistrict of Columbia v. HellerMcDonald v. City of ChicagoWollschloaeger v. Governor of Florida Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's DepartmentChapter 31: Questions on Immigration and Gun OwnershipAppendix A: The Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. ConstitutionAppendix B: Federal vs. State Jurisdiction and the Supreme CourtAppendix C: Geographic Boundaries of the U.S. and DC Circuit Courts of AppealAppendix D: Glossary of Terms