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State of Arizona v. Joshua Aston
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miller v. Alabama; juvenile offenders; mandatory life sentences
People v. Moore
Keywords Illinois Supreme Court; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); proportionate penalties clause; Illinois Constitution
State v. Arias
Keywords juvenile life without parole; LWOP; Arizona Court of Appeals; resentencing of juveniles; Miller v. Alabama; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
State v. Anderson
Keywords criminal justice system; racial bias; youthful offender; juvenile life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; racial disparity in sentencing; Washington State Constitution
Commonwealth v. Olds
Keywords LWOP; second-degree murder; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; potential for rehabilitation of youth; Miller v. Alabama; retroactive application of new law
Keefe v. State
Keywords LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Miller factors; juvenile life without parole; juvenile offenders
State v. Patrick
Keywords offender's youth as a mitigating factor; juvenile offender; cruel and unusual punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)
Hairston v. State
Keywords capital punishment; youth offenders; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
Cruz v. United States
Keywords LWOP; juvenile sentencing; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
Norman Brown v. Anne Precythe
Keywords juvenile homicide offenders; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment
In re C.Z.
Keywords COVID-19 in juvenile detention centers; juvenile justice; Pennsylvania Supreme Court; juvenile detention; public health risks ; safety of youth; currently detained youth
J.H. v. Edwards
Keywords juvenile detention; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Fourteenth Amendment (U.S.); due process; COVID-19; class action law suit; response to coronavirus pandemic
People v. Manning
Keywords imposition of mandatory life sentence; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment ; juvenile offender
In re Brooks
Keywords juvenile sentencing; de facto life sentence; rehabilitation of juveniles; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); cruel and unusual punishment; Washington State Supreme Court
Commonwealth v. Cobbs
Keywords LWOP; felony murder rule; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; juvenile life sentence; juvenile life without parole