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Brief of the Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Clinic in Support of Appellant Reyes
Keywords hallmark characteristic of youth; risk-taking; juvenile brain development; inability to appreciate risk; mens rea; brain maturity; murder; science(2022)
Brief for Psychology and Neuroscience Scholars in Support of Respondent
Keywords adolescent athletes; prayers; peer pressure; Establishment Clause; neurobiology; coercive nature of prayers; adolescent brain development; adolescent sensitivity to rewards; neurobiological research; social approval; adolescent vulnerability to negative influences; dual system; neuroimaging; brain imaging; reward-processing brain regions; developmental trajectories(2022)
Brief of King County Department of Public Defense
Keywords adolescents; emerging adulthood; sex offender registration and notification; SORN; 18-year-old; suicide; sexual recidivism; race; Black youth(2022)
Brief of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords mitigation; transfers; diminished culpability; children; Houston-Sconiers; Ramos; presumption of mitigation; adult court(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, TeamChild, and Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
Keywords sentencing; racial disparity; children of color; adultification; adultification; Black youth; race(2022)
Brief for Psychology and Neuroscience Scholars in Support of Respondent
Keywords adolescent athletes; prayers; peer pressure; Establishment Clause; neurobiology; coersion; coercive nature of prayers; brain development; adolescent sensitivity to rewards; social approval; adolescent vulnerability; developmental trajectories; dual system; brain imaging(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, et al., in Support of Petitioner-Appellants
Keywords minor status; age of majority; age of adulthood; young adult; brain development; recidivism; post-conviction relief(2022)
The Juvenile Restoration Act Year One — October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
Keywords Juvenile Restoration Act; sentence reduction; young offenders; release; reentry(2022)
State v. Comer
Keywords mandatory minimum sentence; emerging adults; rehabilitation; sentence review; juvenile offenders(2022)
Adolescent Decision Making: Reduced Culpability in the Criminal Justice System and Recognition of Capability in Other Legal Contexts
Keywords cognitive control; adolescence; fMRI; socioeconomic status; parental monitoring; parental warmth; latent growth modeling(2022)
State v. Kelliher
Keywords juvenile sentencing; life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; de facto life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment(2022)
State v. Conner
Keywords juvenile sentencing; consecutive sentences; life without parole; LWOP; de facto life sentence; permanent incorrigibility(2022)
People v. Parks
Keywords Miller v. Alabama; Montgomery v. Louisiana ; juvenile offender; juvenile life without parole; mitigating factors of youth; adolescent brain development; cruel and unusual punishment; proportionality(2022)
State v. Bunch
Keywords juvenile justice; LWOP; post-conviction relief; eyewitness testimony; juvenile life without parole(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae Stephen J. Ziegler, Lynn R. Webster, Michael A. Barnes, & the Center for U.S. Policy in Support of Petitioner
(2021)