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Brief Amicus Curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Respondents

Keywords fMRI; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual; scientific evidence; juvenile brain development; brain imaging

Brief of the Sentencing Project as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners

Brief Amici Curiae of National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers in Support of Respondent

Keywords JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; crime victims; juvenile crime; deterrence

Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners

Keywords attorney-client relationship; JLWOP; juvenile life without parole; characteristics of youth; immaturity; decision-making; peer pressure; plea bargains

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

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