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Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant, E.L.

Keywords LWOP; life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); youth; age; distinctive attributes of youth; characteristics of youth

Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant Brandon Moore

Keywords terms-of-years sentence; de facto life sentence; nonhomicide offense; Miller; Graham; meaningful opportunity for release; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)

Amici Curiae Brief of the Center for Children & Youth Justice and Juvenile Law Center in Support of Respondent

Keywords youth; special protections; record sealing; rehabilitation; protective treatment of youth; brain science; impulsivity; peer pressure; decision-making; risky behavior

Brief of National Association for Public Defense and Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellee

Keywords youth aged 18-20; death penalty; capital punishment; cruel and unusual punishment

Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al in support Plaintiffs/Appellee's Petition for Rehearing En Banc

Keywords youth; Fourth Amendment (U.S.); strip search; vulnerable youth; juveniles; psychological vulnerability; trauma; adolescent development; PTSD; body consciousness

Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant D.S.

Keywords delinquent; sex offenses; minors; registration; juvenile sex offenders; due process; sex offender registration

Brief of Juvenile Law Center, et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent, Ulonzo Gordon

Keywords Miller; retroactive relief

Brief of Juvenile Law Center et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Donte Lamar Jones

Keywords juvenile homicide; Miller; cruel and unusual; characteristics of youth; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); adolescents; developmental characteristics of adolescents; retroactive relief; disproportionate sentences

Brief of Ad Hoc Committee Comprised of Former Officials of the Michigan Department of Corrections and Correctional, Penological, Public Safety, and Mental Health Organizations Together with Individual Experts as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant

Keywords Miller; Miller; homicide; murder; transitory immaturity; characteristics of youth; justification for punishment; adolescent vulnerability; retroactive relief

Brief on Appeal of Attorney General Bill Schuette as Intervenor

Keywords Miller; retroactive relief; Teague; Maxson test

Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center in Support of Appellee’s Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc

Keywords Miller; individualized sentencing; life without parole; culpability; blameworthiness

Brief of Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center on Behalf of Appellant Eric Long in Support of Jurisdiction

Keywords mitigating factor; youth; JLWOP; Miller; intent to kill; homicide; immaturity; presumption of immaturity; complicity

Amended Merit Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Attorney General Michael Dewine in Support of Appellee State of Ohio

Keywords Eighth Amendment (U.S.); discretionary sentence; LWOP; life without parole; discretionary life without parole; mandatory life without parole; Miller; youth; homicide; mitigating effects of youth

Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center et al., in Support of Petition to Transfer

Keywords transfers; felony murder; reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; mandatory minimum sentences; adolescents; adolescent vulnerability to peer influence; decision-making; impulsivity; juveniles; sentencing discretion

Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Legal Voice, and National Center for Youth Law in Support of Appellants

Keywords pregnant minor; equal protection; Parental Notification Law (PNL); abortion; equal protection; discrimination; adolescent

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