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Brief of Amicus Curiae TeamChild
Keywords Zero Tolerance policies; children; teens; school; students; law enforcement; juvenile justice system; search and seizure; searches; school discipline policies(2011)
Amici Curiae Brief on Behalf of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, and the Loren Miller Bar Association, in Support of Petitioner
Keywords risky behavior; impulsivity; brain development; youth offenders; vulnerability to peer pressure; culpability; susceptibility to deterrence; de facto life sentences; non-homicide offenders; meaningful opportunity to obtain release; rehabilitation; capacity for change; late adolescence; decision making; prefrontal cortex(2011)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, L.S.W.
Keywords juvenile; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; developmental differences; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); capacity for rehabilitation; adolescent development; felony-murder; transient nature of adolescence; temporary immaturity; international law; Graham(2011)
Brief of Loyola Civitas Law Center, Children and Family Justice Center, Juvenile Law Center, and National Juvenile Defender Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Austin M.
Keywords least restrictive placement of a child; juveniles; plea offers; guardian ad literm; children; delinquency proceeding; right to counsel(2011)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, et al. in Support of Respondent Lee Boyd Malvo
Keywords Miller; LWOP; life without parole; attendant characteristics of youth; disproportionate sentences; Miller factors(2011)
Gray v. State
Keywords waiver to adult court; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment; discretionary sentencing; juvenile life without parole; rehabilitation(2011)
Sanchez v. Aviva Life & Annuity Co.
Keywords fraud; conspiracy; Ponzi scheme; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; recission(2010)
Verducci v. Coda
Keywords financial arbitration(2010)
People v. Becker
Keywords conviction; methamphetamine use; murder; drug use; mental state defense(2010)
RHJ Medical Center, Inc. v. City of DuBois
(2010)
Langford v. Norris
Keywords 8th Amendment; ADA; prison officials; deliberate indifference; inadequate care; access to treatment(2010)
Commonwealth v. Canadyan
Keywords probation violation; substance use disorder (SUD); GPS monitoring; homelessness; circumstances beyond control(2010)
In re F.C. III
Keywords involuntary treatment; due process; juvenile drug use; drug treatmemt(2010)
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Hussey Copper Ltd
Keywords methadone; discrimination; ADA; disability; employment law; reasonable accommodation; drug testing(2010)
Neurobiology of the Adolescent Brain and Behavior: Implications for Substance Use Disorders
Keywords adolescence; brain development; alcohol ; risk-taking; substance use; impulsivity(2010)