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Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior in Support of Petitioner
Keywords joint venture theory; Graham; culpability; blameworthiness; developmental attributes of youth; adolescent development; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; non-homicide(2016)
Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Ass’n of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Keywords developmental immaturity; Miller; Montgomery; sentencing; developmentally appropriate sentencing; first-degree murder(2016)
Brief of Amici Curiae Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project on Behalf of Qu’eed Batts
Keywords transient immaturity; formerly incarcerated youth; Miller; Montgomery; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); characteristics of youth; juvenile LWOP; capacity for rehabilitation; adolescent development(2016)
Brief for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania Bar Association in Support of Reversal
Keywords Miller; Montgomery; irreparable corruption; incorrigibility; irretrievably depraved; juvenile LWOP; juvenile life without parole; beyond rehabilitation; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)(2016)
Proposed Brief of National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Dr. Giselle Hass, Tahirih Justice Center, and National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
Keywords adolescents; asylum; trauma; PTSD; brain development; executive functioning; immigration(2016)
Brief for Amicus Curiae the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association in Support of Appellee
Keywords protected class; Miller; Montgomery; capital sentencing; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole(2016)
Brief for Amici Curiae The Legal Action Center, et al., in Support of Appellants
Keywords discrimination; conviction histories; individualized assessments(2016)
Memorandum of Amici Curiae the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and the Center for Indian Law & Policy on the Timing of a Post-Admission Judicial Hearing
Keywords involuntary commitment; minors; due process; confinement; psychiatric evaluation; foster children; involuntary psychiatric confinement; Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.); post-admission hearing(2015)
Amicus Curiae Brief of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and Juvenile Law Center
Keywords child pornography; adolescent; sexual identity; sexting; rehabilitation; rehabilitation; sex offender; minor; statutory interpretation; risk-taking behavior; immaturity; identity development; juvenile records(2015)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Civitas ChildLaw Clinic, and Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth in Support of Petitioner-Appellant James Walker
Keywords Miller; children; juveniles; life without parole; LWOP; youth; mitigating factor; individualized sentencing hearing; homicide; diminished culpability; lesser blameworthiness; heightened capacity for rehabilitation(2015)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants Darien Vasquez and Brandon Valentin
Keywords Graham; youth-specific characteristics; geriatric release; meaningful opportunity for release; children; Miller; de facto life sentences; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); non-homicide crimes(2015)
Brief of the Colorado Juvenile Defender Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Respondent
Keywords Miller; Graham; meaningful opportunity for release; LWOP; life without parole; individualized sentencing; demonstrated maturity and rehabilitation; retroactive application; collateral review; children; mitigating attributes of adolescence; juvenile sentencing; resentencing; homicide; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); impulsivity; underdeveloped sense of responsibility; adolescent development(2015)
Amicus Brief of the District Attorneys for the Second and Eighteenth Judicial Districts
Keywords collateral review; Miller; mandatory life without parole; watershed rule; retroactive application; resentencing; juvenile offenders(2015)
Juvenile Law Center, Children & Family Justice Center, et al.’s Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Respondent-Appellee
Keywords violent offender registration; culpability; adolescent development; Miller; rehabilitation; developmental differences; youthful offenders; equal protection; public registries; juvenile offenders; Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA)(2015)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center and Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth in Support of Appellants
Keywords RICO; gang members; juvenile homicide; children; adolescent development; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Miller; collateral review; resentencing; cruel and unusual punishment; mandatory life without parole; LWOP; Teague; watershed rule; juvenile life without parole; reduced culpability; lessened blameworthiness; attributes of youth; brain; vulnerability to negative influences; peer pressure; immaturity(2015)