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Brief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Defendant-Appellee
Keywords developmental differences between children and adults; youthful offenders; brain development; class X; juvenile court jurisdiction(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Community Passageways, Choose 180, and Rooted Reentry et al.
Keywords racial bias; Miller; resentencing; retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation; disproportionate punishment; developmental immaturity; life sentence; youth of color(2021)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords incorrigible; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "cruel or unusual punishment"; Maryland Declaration of Rights; state constitutions(2021)
Brief of Roderick & Solange Macarthur Justice Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords incorrigible; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; "cruel or unusual punishment"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; Maryland Declaration of Rights; state constitutions(2021)
Amicus Brief of Crime Victim’s Representative Nelson Rivera
Keywords LWOP; murder; life without parole; victims' rights; resentencing; incorrigibility; retroactive relief(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae the Innocence Project, Inc. and the Ohio Innocence Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Chaz Bunch
Keywords eyewitness misidentification; wrongful conviction; Manson test; unreliable eyewitness; rape(2021)
Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in Support of Appellee State of Ohio
Keywords amenability hearing; transfer; transfer to adult court; juvenile; due process; Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.); res judicata; rape; kidnapping; mandatory bindover; mandatory transfer of juveniles into adult court(2021)
35 faith leaders say blocking Safehouse's overdose-prevention site violates their religious freedom. Their faiths command them to preserve life and show compassion to those in need.
(2020)
Brief of Faith Leaders in Philadelphia and Beyond as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff Safehouse
(2020)
Amended Brief of AIDS United, et al, as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellees Safehouse & Jose Benitez and Seeking Affirmance of Order Granting Final Declaratory Judgment
(2020)
Brief of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians, the Association of Cannabis Specialists, the Drug Policy Alliance, and the Americans for Safe Access Foundation as Amici Curiae
Keywords medical marijuana; probation supervision; Pennsylvania law; Medical Marijuana Act; 52nd Judicial District; patient rights; medical treatment; policy conflict; Department of Health(2020)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and 65 Other Organizations and Individuals as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); incorrigibility; Miller; Montgomery; lesser culpability; lesser blameworthiness; individualize hearings; LWOP; life without parole(2020)
Brief of the American Bar Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords incorrigibility; incapable of rehabilitation; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); irreparable corruption; transient immaturity; Miller(2020)
Brief for Amicus Curiae the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, the ACLU of Mississippi, the American Conservative Union Foundation, the Rutherford Institute, the R Street Institute, and Larry W. Yackle in Support of Petitioner
Keywords permanently incorrigible; Miller; Montgomery; LWOP; life without parole; incapable of rehabilitation; juvenile(2020)
Brief for Amicus Curiae Madge Jones, Tony Jones, Marty Jones, and Nicolle Olson in Support of Petitioner
Keywords incorrigible; transient immaturity; Miller; Montgomery; LWOP; life without parole(2020)