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 circumstancesApplication to File Amicus Curiae Brief and [Proposed] Amicus Curiae Brief of Prosecutors Alliance of California in Support of Neither Party
Keywords LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; juvenile culpability; capacity for rehabilitation; youth offender parole; special circumstance murder; first degree murder; racial disparitiesCombined Application to File an Amicus Curiae Brief and Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Respondent, The People of the State of California
Keywords LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; equal protection; parole eligibility; young adult; first degree murder; special circumstancesApplication to File Amici Curiae Brief & Brief of Amici Curiae Human Rights Watch et al., in Support of Defendant & Appellant Tony Hardin
Keywords youthful offender; rehabilitation; parole hearing; diminished culpability of youth; parole eligibility; LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; brain development; behaviorApplication of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Juvenile Justice Scholars and Nonprofits to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellant; [Proposed] Amicus Curiae Brief
Keywords adolescents; LWOP; life without the possibility of parole; mitgiating attributes; Miller; late adolescence; brain development; plasticity; brain imaging; adolescent vulnerability; hierarchical development; neurological development; maladaptive behavior; emotions; emotional arousal; trauma; chronic stress; psychological capacity; personality; reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; parole suitability hearingBrief of Amici Curiae Children’s Rights Advocates in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees
Keywords climate change; youth; emotional regulation; vulnerability; brainBrief of Juvenile Law Center in support of Omar Khadr
Keywords developmental differences; enemy combatant; developmental psychology; risky behavior; peer pressure; child soldiers; adolescent autonomy; decision-making; false confessions; greater capacity for change; social scienceNon-Party Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center and Fourteen Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Child Welfare Systems, and Adolescent Development Experts in Support of Defendant-Appellant Damian L. Hauschultz
Keywords youth interrogation; adolescent brain development; vulnerability to adult pressure; decision-making; impulsivity; trauma; age; interrogations; rewards systemBrief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center et al. in Support of Real Party in Interest Tyler B.
Keywords youth interrogation; access to counsel; consent to search; Fourth Amendment (U.S.); Fifth Amendment (U.S.); blood draw; susceptibility to coercion; interrogations; age; attributes of youth; Miranda; search and seizureBrief of Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Medicine Terry A. Maroney, et al. as Amici Curiae
Keywords death penalty; cognitively impaired; ADHD; confession; Miranda; police interrogation; adolescent brain science; Miranda custody analysis; self-incrimination; involuntary confessions; false confessionsBrief of Center for Law, Brain & Behavior and Neuroscientists as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant Jwainus Perry
Keywords psychological harm; physical harm; solitary confinement; prolonged isolation; chronic stress; disrupted sleep; sleep deprivation; PTSD; traumaBrief of Amici Curiae Terry Kupers, Craig Haney, Pablo Stewart, and Stuart Grassian in Support of Plaintiff-Apellee and Affirmance
Keywords solitary confinement; isolation; administrative segregation; substance use; trauma; psychological harm; physiological harm; penal confinementBrief of Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, Paul H. Gingerich
Keywords children; decision-making; compentency; developmental differences; due process; immaturity; transferAmici Curiae Brief of Juvenile Law Center, ACLU of Washington, Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, and Mothers Against Murderers Association in Support of Respondent, Brian Bassett
Keywords adolescent development; LWOP; neuroscience; retribution; deterrence; incapacitation; justification for punishment; decision-making; youth reasoning skills; stressBrief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Columbia Legal Services, Teamchild, and Washington Defender Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords Fain analysis; Proportionality analysis; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; Gunwall analysis; juvenile sentencing; categorial analysis; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment