Topic: issues not argued in opening appellate briefs are waived. · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 27 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Hymes v. DeRamus.

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1 Hymes v. DeRamus Anchor
alaska · 2010
green “issues not argued in opening appellate briefs are waived.” 13
2 Ben M. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services
alaska · 2009
green “where services have been provided and a parent has demonstrated a lack of willingness to participate or take any steps to improve, this court has excused minor failures by the state and rejected arguments that the state could possibly have done more.” 7
3 Vsb v. State, Dept. of H. & Soc. Servs.
alaska · 2002
green “compliance with treatment plans does not guarantee that parental rights will not be terminated because it cannot guarantee that adequate parenting skills will be acquired from the treatment regimen.” 7

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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