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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)
Brief of Amici Curiae Community Passageways, Choose 180, and Rooted Reentry et al.
Keywords racial bias; Miller; resentencing; retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation; disproportionate punishment; developmental immaturity; life sentence; youth of color(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Children and Family Justice Center and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Defendant-Appellee
Keywords developmental differences between children and adults; youthful offenders; brain development; class X; juvenile court jurisdiction(2021)
Addiction as a brain disease revised: Why it still matters, and the need for consilience
Keywords Addiction; brain disease; substance use disorder; neurobiology; decision making; compulsivity(2021)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et Al., Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords race; disproportionate sentences; juvenile LWOP; life without parole; developmental characteristics; Black juvenile offenders; racial impact of sentencing laws; racial hierarchy; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); juvenile life without parole; racial disparities; youth(2021)
Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of John Antonio Poole
Keywords prefrontal cortex; immaturity; retroactive relief; resentencing; Miller; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; Montgomery; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.); chronological age; mitigating factors of youth; late adolescents; brain development; impulse control; self-regulation; underdeveloped sense of responsibility; vulnerability to peer pressure(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Charles Selby in Support of Defendant-appellant John Poole
Keywords Miller; mandatory LWOP; emerging adult; 18-year-old; brain development; adolescent development; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); diminished cognitive capacity; peer pressure; risky behavior; age of majority; Miller factors; de facto life sentence; underdeveloped character(2021)
Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords transient immaturity; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); late adolescents; ages 18-21; Miller(2021)
Brief of Advancement Project, Juvenile Law Center, and 38 Other Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent
Keywords Tinker; off-campus speech; students of color; racial disparities; marginalized groups; school discipline; protected speech; off-campus student speech; adolescent brain; developmental differences; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); police interrogation; peer influence(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Professional Organizations, Practitioners, and Academics in the Fields of Neuroscience, Neuropsychology, and Other Related Fields in Support of Petitioner
Keywords risk-taking; impulsivity; future dangerousness under 21; transient characteristics of youth; impermanent characteristics of youth; emerging adult; brain development; adolescents(2021)
Amicus Curiae with Brief in Support of Poole Appeal
Keywords Miller; culpability; youth; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; murder; life without parole; mandatory LWOP; juveniles ; attendant characteristics of youth; transient immaturity; life imprisonment; resentencing; children(2021)
Brief of the Due Process Institute as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords emerging adult; Miller; LWOP; life without parole; extension of Miller; 18-20 year olds; young adult(2021)
Brief of Amici Curiae Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, et al. in Support of Defendants-Appellees and Affirmance
Keywords firearms; young adult; brain maturation; Second Amendment; brain development; impulse control; age-based regulations; gun violence; public safety; age twenty-one(2021)
Brief of Advocates for Child Victims of Domestic Violence as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
Keywords adverse childhood experiences; trauma; mitigating evidence; moral culpability; childhood abuse; mental health; ACEs(2021)