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Brief of Juvenile Law Center and the National Juvenile Defender Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
Keywords non-homicide; LWOP; Eighth Amendment; disproportionate sentence; Graham; age; disability; mitigating circumstances(2012)
Brief of Amici Curiae J. Lawrence Aber et Al., in Support of Petitioners
Keywords neurological development; diminished culpability; peer pressure; adolescent vulnerability; risky behavior; brain development; Graham; environmental influences; neurological differences; reward-seeking; Roper; impulsivity; adolescent brain(2012)
Brief for the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, and National Association of Social Workers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords mandatory LWOP; life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Graham v. Florida; Roper v. Simmons; qualities of adolescence (2012)
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords due process; suggestive identification; misidentification; reliability; state action; unfair trial; erroneous conviction; judicial scrutiny; witness memory; cross-examination(2011)
Brief of Amicus Curiae the Innocence Network in Support of Petitioner, Supporting Reversal
Keywords due process; suggestive identification; misidentification; reliability; unfair trial; wrongful conviction; cross-examine; external influences(2011)
Brief for the American Psychological Association as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner
Keywords eyewitness identification; due process rights; suggestive circumstances; reliability; misidentification; state action; psychological research; inaccurate identifications; jury instructions; cross-examination(2011)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, et al. in Support of Respondent Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords Miller; LWOP; life without parole; attendant characteristics of youth; disproportionate sentences; Miller factors(2011)
Brief of Loyola Civitas Law Center, Children and Family Justice Center, Juvenile Law Center, and National Juvenile Defender Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Austin M.
Keywords least restrictive placement of a child; juveniles; plea offers; guardian ad literm; children; delinquency proceeding; right to counsel(2011)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, L.S.W.
Keywords juvenile; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; developmental differences; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); capacity for rehabilitation; adolescent development; felony-murder; transient nature of adolescence; temporary immaturity; international law; Graham(2011)
Amici Curiae Brief on Behalf of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, and the Loren Miller Bar Association, in Support of Petitioner
Keywords risky behavior; impulsivity; brain development; youth offenders; vulnerability to peer pressure; culpability; susceptibility to deterrence; de facto life sentences; non-homicide offenders; meaningful opportunity to obtain release; rehabilitation; capacity for change; late adolescence; decision making; prefrontal cortex(2011)
Brief of Amicus Curiae TeamChild
Keywords Zero Tolerance policies; children; teens; school; students; law enforcement; juvenile justice system; search and seizure; searches; school discipline policies(2011)
Brief of Indiana, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords age; custodial interrogation; Miranda; perception of custody; maturity; confessions; voluntary confessions; juvenile special protections(2011)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Keywords adolescent brain development; developmental differences; disability; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Graham; non-homicide; mandatory sentences; penological purpose; unjustified goals of punishment; international laws; Schizophrenia(2011)
Pacific Juvenile Defender Center on Behalf of Appellant Rodrigo Caballero
Keywords adolescence; age; mental illness; disproportionate sentence; non homicide; incompetence; proportionality analysis; Dillon; Lynch; juvenile; Schizophrenia(2011)
Brief of Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, Paul H. Gingerich
Keywords children; decision-making; compentency; developmental differences; due process; immaturity; transfer(2011)