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What's My Age Again?: Adolescent Development and the Case for Expanding Original Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Investing in Alternatives for Emerging Adults Involved in Maine's Justice System
Keywords Emerging adulthood; juvenile justice; developmental challenges; impulsive behavior; lack of legal protection; racial bias; rehabilitative services; lighter sentences(2022)
Adolescence is a Sensitive Period for Prefrontal Microglia to Act on Cognitive Development
Keywords Prefrontal cortex; adolescence; microglia; cognitive function; sensitive period(2022)
Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain: What We’ve Learned and Where the Data are Taking Us
Keywords alcohol; adolescence; binge drinking; neuroimaging; magnetic resonance imaging; neuropsychological tests; MRI; young adults; drinking behavior(2022)
“Some Mother's Child Has Gone Astray”: Neuroscientific Approaches to a Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model of Juvenile Sentencing
Keywords adolescent brain development; therapeutic jurisprudence; retribution; rehabilitation(2021)
Accumbofrontal Tract Integrity Is Related to Early Life Adversity and Feedback Learning
Keywords Abuse; Neglect; Violence; Tough experiences; Early life; Adolescents; Brain development; Mental health(2021)
Brain and Behavior Correlates of Risk Taking in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Keywords Anxiety disorders; Risk taking; Mental illness; Youth; Children; Avoidant behavior(2021)
Amicus Brief of Pacific Juvenile Defender Center and Youth Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Luis Angel Gutierrez
Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); adolescent behavior; biology; legal culpability; legal blameworthiness; substance use; hallmarks of adolescence; cruel and unusual punishment; LWOP; life without parole; mitigation characteristics(2021)
BRIEF FOR AMICI CURIAE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, ET. AL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT
(2021)
State v. Haag
Keywords murder; resentencing; retribution; youth mitigation; de facto life sentence(2021)
United States v. Grant
Keywords juvenile offender; Miller v. Alabama; youth tried as adults; de facto life sentence; United States Court of Appeals(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)
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)
Amicus Brief of Crime Victim’s Representative Nelson Rivera
Keywords LWOP; murder; life without parole; victims' rights; resentencing; incorrigibility; retroactive relief(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)
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)