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Civil Rights Employment 

Train Dog

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 BRIEF
disability, dogs, PTSD, trains, veterans

A Union Pacific conductor and veteran who suffers from Post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Kosovo should be permitted to bring his service dog, Atlas, to work with him as a reasonable accommodation, a federal court in Arkansas ruled. 

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Appeals Criminal Health 

One-Day Sentence

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 BRIEF
Child Pornography, PTSD, sentencing, Sixth Circuit, veterans

A one-day sentence for a defendant convicted on child pornography charges was unreasonable, the Sixth Circuit ruled, even though the man had been diagnosed with PTSD after serving tours of duty in the military and lacked a criminal record. He possessed more than 3,600 images and 230 videos of child pornography.

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Appeals Civil Rights Criminal Health 

Arizona Killer’s Death Sentence Fought at Supreme Court

December 11, 2019 TIM RYAN
Child Abuse, Death Penalty, murder, PTSD, U.S. Supreme Court

One of the brothers behind a string of fatal home robberies told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it was wrong to put him on death row without letting a jury hear about the difficult circumstances of his childhood.

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National 

Half of Post-9/11 Veterans Say War on Terror Traumatized Them

September 10, 2019 BRAD POOLE
military, PTSD, sept. 11, Terrorism

(CN) – U.S. military veterans who served after 9/11 are much more likely to have been in combat zones than

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Health Personal Injury Politics 

Mass Shooting Survivors’ Advice to Others: Seek Help

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap5, Guns, Mass Shooting, mental health, PTSD

It haunts him. The face, its expression blank. No sign of anger, no flicker of excitement or worry. A numbness. He sought help.

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Criminal Regional 

Police: Army Vet Drove Into People Thinking They Were Muslim

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
California, PTSD

An Iraq War veteran deliberately drove into a group of pedestrians because he thought some of the people were Muslim, California authorities said Friday.

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Criminal Personal Injury 

Man Who Purposely Injured 8 Was on His Way to Bible Class

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
attempted murder, automotive, California, military, PTSD

An Army veteran with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder was on his way to a Bible class when he told investigators he intentionally drove into a group of men, women and children, injuring eight people, police said.

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Criminal 

California Police Say Driver Intentionally Plowed Into 8

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, California, PTSD, veterans

Police say a driver who veered into a crosswalk and injured eight pedestrians in California did not say why he did it but indicated the act was intentional.

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Employment Government Health 

Class of Vets Certified in Fight Over Army Discharge Reviews

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 LORRAINE BAILEY
Army, certification, Class Action, National Guard, PTSD, veterans

Army veterans who claim the military did not give “liberal consideration” to diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder while reviewing disciplinary decisions can proceed in their lawsuit as a class, a federal judge ruled.

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Employment Government Health 

Judge Certifies Class of Vets Suing Navy Over Discharge Reviews

November 16, 2018 CHRISTINE STUART
certification, Class Action, Connecticut, military, PTSD

Navy and Marine Corps veterans who say that the military shirks its duty to review disciplinary decisions, essentially creating life sentences for actions done in the heat of battle, can proceed in their lawsuit as a class, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

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Courts Entertainment Law Regional 

Federal Judge Remands Lawsuit Over ‘NCIS’ Shoot

October 24, 2018 SABRINA CANFIELD
jurisdiction, Louisiana, negligence, PTSD, television

An actor’s lawsuit arising from an “NCIS: New Orleans” armed robbery that was staged by CBS and ended with local police officers arriving to the scene with guns drawn has been sent back to the Louisiana court it was originally filed in.

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Civil Rights Government Law 

Illinois Mothers Sue State for Stricter Gun Control

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 JOE KELLY
Chicago, children, disability, discrimination, Guns, Illinois, Police, PTSD, race, regulation

Two mothers and one grandmother filed a federal class action Wednesday claiming Illinois’ lack of regulations to curtail gun trafficking disproportionately affects kids in black communities.

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Government National 

Traumatized Kids Separated From Parents to Be Reunited in Connecticut

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 CHRISTINE STUART
borders, children, Connecticut, detention, immigration, PTSD, Trump administration

A federal judge in Connecticut ordered treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by two immigrant children who were forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S. border, in addition to their immediate reunification.

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Appeals Employment 

NJ Court Rules for Cop Who Saw Gruesome Accident

June 6, 2018 JEFF D. GORMAN
benefits, explosion, New Jersey, Police, PTSD

A New Jersey police officer may be entitled to accidental disability benefits after he watched three teenagers die in a car explosion and saw their “melted” skin after the flames were put out, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.

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Government Health 

Missouri House Votes to Legalize Smokeless Medical Pot

May 1, 2018 JOE HARRIS
bills, cancer, diseases, marijuana, Medicine, Missouri, PTSD

Missouri marijuana proponents scored a victory Tuesday as the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana.

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Civil Rights Government Health 

PTSD Vets Say Navy Dropped Ball on Boards Meant to Help Them

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 CHRISTINE STUART
military, PTSD, U.S. Navy, veterans

A former Marine suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder accused the Naval Discharge Review Board in a federal class action Friday of shirking its duty to ensure that disciplinary decisions made in the heat of battle do not result in life sentences for young veterans.

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Health 

VA Researchers Find Little Value in Pot for Pain & PTSD

August 14, 2017August 15, 2017 BRAD POOLE
marijuana, Medicine, pain, PTSD, Veterans Affairs

A new look at research into cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder offers no definitive conclusions for or against the much-touted treatment, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday.

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Criminal Trials 

Man Arrested at Trump Hotel Seeking Treatment in Georgia

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Donald Trump, Guns, mental health, military, PTSD, Trump properties, veterans, Washington DC

A guest of the Trump International Hotel who was arrested on weapons charges agreed to seek psychiatric treatment as a term of pretrial release Friday.

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Criminal 

Trump Hotel Gun Suspect Released Until Friday Hearing

June 1, 2017June 2, 2017 TIM RYAN
Guns, military, PTSD, Trump properties

A Washington judge on Thursday temporarily released a Pennsylvania doctor who was arrested at the Trump International Hotel with a rifle in his car, despite a prosecutor saying the man came to the Capitol under “concerning circumstances.”

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Consumers 

Collection Calls

March 27, 2017June 27, 2017 BRIEF
Illinois, PTSD, robocalls, telemarketing

An Illinois man claims in a federal lawsuit that Creditbox.com autodialed his cellphone and ignored his requests to stop, even while he was mourning the loss of a murdered family member, exacerbating symptoms of his terminal illness and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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