A group of parental rights advocates and Republican lawmakers is urging the Colorado legislature to repeal a 2024 law that made changes to the state’s competency procedures. Established over the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Henry Schein v. Archer and White Sales, No. 17-1272, 2019 WL 122164 (Jan. 8, 2019) has attracted much attention in that it has been viewed as further ...
A person’s mental illness or mental disorder does not automatically mean that the person is mentally incompetent. Many people who have mental illness can still make good decisions for themselves . – ...
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Colorado parents meet with Gov. Jared Polis about competency law, plans to change legislation next year
A Colorado law dealing with a defendant's mental competency that puts the state in compliance with a 1972 Supreme Court ruling is causing controversy. If evaluators determine a person is unlikely to ...
Arkansas death-penalty law ruled illegal; competency determination denies due process, justices find
A state law that grants Arkansas' prison director the authority to make determinations of competency of death-row inmates ahead of their executions was declared unconstitutional by the Arkansas ...
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