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Brief of Amici Curiae of the Mothers Against Murderers Association, Robert Hoelscher, Ruth Johnson, Azim Khamisa, Bill Pelke, Aqeela Sherrills, Tammi Smith, and Linda White in Support of Petitioners
Keywords
JLWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
disproportionate sentences;
rehabilitation;
children
Brief of Former Juvenile Offenders as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords
LWOP;
unformed personality;
capacity for rehabilitation;
juvenile vulnerability;
former juvenile offenders;
reduced culpability
Brief of Amici Curiae Educators in Support of Petitioners
Keywords
juvenile LWOP;
capacity for rehabilitation;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
transient immaturity;
peer pressure;
non-homicide;
reduced culpability;
brain development;
unformed character;
prefrontal cortex
Brief of Disability Rights Legal Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords
disabilities;
disproportionate sentences;
reduced culpability;
juvenile LWOP;
non-homicide;
transient immaturity;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
lesser blameworthiness
Brief of Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, et al.
Keywords
brain development;
prefrontal cortex;
juvenile LWOP;
trauma;
mental health;
developmental needs;
juvenile offenders;
unique attributes of youth
Brief of the American Bar Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners
Keywords
adolescent brain development;
age 17;
mandatory LWOP;
mandatory life without parole;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
prefrontal cortex
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al. in Support of Respondent
Keywords
adolescents;
brain;
culpability;
blameworthiness;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
juvenile death penalty;
execution;
minors;
Stanford;
youth;
youthful offender;
Atkins;
confession;
proportionality analysis;
murder
Moore v. Gwathney
Keywords
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
cruel and unusual punishment;
meaningful opportunity for parole;
juvenile resentencing
Kedrowitz v. State
Keywords
LWOP;
developmental differences;
neuroscientific research
People v. Hardin
Keywords
early release;
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
California Supreme Court;
young offender
Commonwealth v. King
Keywords
de facto life sentence;
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
resentencing hearing ;
potential for rehabilitation of juveniles;
Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act;
Miller v. Alabama;
retroactive application of Miller
People v. Taylor
Keywords
juvenile resentencing;
LWOP;
Miller v. Alabama;
juvenile life without parole;
Michigan Supreme Court
People v. Paredes
Keywords
LWOP;
juvenile life without parole;
Miller v. Alabama;
Michigan Court of Appeals
Montgomery v. Louisiana
Keywords
death penalty;
LWOP;
cruel and unusual punishment;
retroactive application;
Eighth Amendment (U.S.);
juvenile life without parole;
Miller v. Alabama
Hartigan v. Zbaraz
Keywords
mandatory waiting periods;
abortion procedure for minors;
parental notification;
abortion
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