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Brief of Juvenile Law Center, Loyola Civitas Childlaw Clinic et al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant
Keywords youth; murder; culpability; developmental immaturity; transfers; accountability theory; felony murder; constitutionally relevant attributes of adolescence; individualized determination; age; sentencing discretion(2014)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center et al. on Behalf of Qu'eed Batts
Keywords capacity for rehabilitation; LWOP; adolescent development; reduced culpability; incomptencies; peer pressure; homicide; duress; presumption of immaturity; age(2014)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Victims & Victims' Rights Organizations
Keywords mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); victims; cruel and unusual punishment; retroactive relief; Miller; Jackson(2014)
Brief of Amici Curiae Ad Hoc Committee of Former Prosecutors, Former Judges, Former Governmental Officials, Leaders of Bar Associations and Law School Deans and Professors, in Support of Defendants-appellants
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; LWOP; life without parole; capacity for change(2014)
Amicus Curiae Brief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. in Support of Defendant-appellants Raymond Curtis Carp, Dakotah Wolfgang Eliason, and Cortez Roland Davis
Keywords superpredator myth; racial disparities; juveniles; youth violence; racial disparities; LWOP; life without parole; racialized criminalization of youth; juvenile sentencing laws(2014)
Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of Faith-based Organizations and Religious Leaders
Keywords religion; LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Eighth Amendment; Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; children(2014)
Amicus Curiae Brief of the State Appellate Defender Office
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; substantive rule; procedural rule; Teague; juvenile murder; first-degree murder; Eighth Amendment; LWOP; life without parole(2014)
ACLU Amicus Brief
Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; resentencing; mandatory JLWOP; mandatory juvenile life without parole; mitigating facts; substantive rule; Teague; procedural rule; youth; individualized capital sentencing doctrine; Eighth Amendment(2014)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al. Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants Carp, Davis and Eliason
Keywords Miller; adolescent development; neuroscientific research; intent to kill; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Graham; felony murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)(2014)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Eric Long
Keywords Miller; individualized sentencing; minor; children; decreased culpability; LWOP; life without parole; meaningful opportunity for release; age; mitigating factor; uncommon juvenile(2013)
Brief of the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
Keywords denial of parole; LWOP; life without parole; first-degree murder; Miller; parole eligibility ; trial judge; sentencing judge; Eighth Amendment(2013)
Amended Brief of Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Petitioners
Keywords nonhomicide offenses; de facto life sentence; meaningful opportunity for release; intent to kill; juveniles; Miller; Graham(2013)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Alaska Family Action
Keywords minors; abortions; Parental Notification Law (PNL); parental involvement laws; sexual exploitation; developmental differences; immaturity; psychological risks(2013)
Brief of National Center for Youth Law and Juvenile Law Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent-Appellant
Keywords child incarceration; adult facilities; transfers to adult court; transfers; recidivism; future offending; discretionary transfer; adolescent development; adolescent vulnerability; interlocutory review(2013)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellee
Keywords retroactive application; resentencing; Miller; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; first degree murder; lesser offenses; juveniles(2013)