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Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al in support Plaintiffs/Appellee's Petition for Rehearing En Banc
Keywords
youth;
Fourth Amendment (U.S.);
strip search;
vulnerable youth;
juveniles;
psychological vulnerability;
trauma;
adolescent development;
PTSD;
body consciousness
Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant D.S.
Keywords
delinquent;
sex offenses;
minors;
registration;
juvenile sex offenders;
due process;
sex offender registration
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent, Ulonzo Gordon
Keywords
Miller;
retroactive relief
Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Donte Lamar Jones
Keywords
juvenile homicide;
Miller;
cruel and unusual;
characteristics of youth;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
adolescents;
developmental characteristics of adolescents;
retroactive relief;
disproportionate sentences
Brief of Ad Hoc Committee Comprised of Former Officials of the Michigan Department of Corrections and Correctional, Penological, Public Safety, and Mental Health Organizations Together with Individual Experts as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant
Keywords
Miller;
Miller;
homicide;
murder;
transitory immaturity;
characteristics of youth;
justification for punishment;
adolescent vulnerability;
retroactive relief
Brief on Appeal of Attorney General Bill Schuette as Intervenor
Keywords
Miller;
retroactive relief;
Teague;
Maxson test
Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center in Support of Appellee’s Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc
Keywords
Miller;
individualized sentencing;
life without parole;
culpability;
blameworthiness
Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Eric Long in Support of Jurisdiction
Keywords
mitigating factor;
youth;
JLWOP;
Miller;
intent to kill;
homicide;
immaturity;
presumption of immaturity;
complicity
Amended Merit Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Attorney General Michael Dewine in Support of Appellee State of Ohio
Keywords
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
discretionary sentence;
LWOP;
life without parole;
discretionary life without parole;
mandatory life without parole;
Miller;
youth;
homicide;
mitigating effects of youth
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center et al., in Support of Petition to Transfer
Keywords
transfers;
felony murder;
reduced culpability;
lesser blameworthiness;
mandatory minimum sentences;
adolescents;
adolescent vulnerability to peer influence;
decision-making;
impulsivity;
juveniles;
sentencing discretion
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Legal Voice, and National Center for Youth Law in Support of Appellants
Keywords
pregnant minor;
equal protection;
Parental Notification Law (PNL);
abortion;
equal protection;
discrimination;
adolescent
Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Petitioner
Keywords
retroactive relief;
Miller;
Graham;
child;
adolescent develoment;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
watershed rules
Corrected Brief on Behalf of Petitioner
Keywords
first degree murder;
mandatory sentencing;
individualized sentencing;
Miller;
Graham;
meaningful opportunity for release
Brief on Behalf of Defendant-Appellant
Keywords
first degree murder;
mandatory sentencing;
individualized sentencing;
Miller;
Graham;
meaningful opportunity for release
Application to File Amicus Curiae Brief and Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant
Keywords
juvenile life without parole;
JLWOP;
felony murder;
Miller;
Graham;
brain;
individualized determination;
adolescent development;
meaningful opportunity for release;
intent to kill
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