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Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
Iowa Supreme Court •

We argued that imposing felony murder liability on an unarmed 16-year-old decoy for the actions of an armed co-defendant in a robbery gone bad contravenes U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence and adolescent neuroscientific research.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
Washington Supreme Court •

We argued that Washington’s statute permitting Miller-defendants to petition a sentencing review board for early release fails to meaningfully remedy an unconstitutional 75-year sentence imposed on a 17-year-old.

Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions
U.S. Supreme Court •

We argued that the death penalty is unconstitutional as applied to 18- to 21-year-olds because they share many of the defining characteristics of youth under the age of 18 that inherently make them less culpable and more amenable to rehabilitation than adults.

Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)
Colorado Supreme Court •
We argued that Colorado's sex offender registration requirements are based on false presumptions about juvenile sexual offending and irreparably harm young offenders.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
U.S. Supreme Court •

We argued that Arizona's postconviction evidentiary hearing is an inappropriate prerequisite to resentencing juvenile lifers because it places the burden on the defendant to demonstrate eligibility for a resentencing hearing.

Youth Tried as Adults
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals •

Juvenile Law Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of a 15-year-old who was transferred to adult court without citing any specific findings of fact or evidence underpinning the transfer decision, and subsequently sentenced to 99 years in an adult prison.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
North Carolina Supreme Court •

We argued that Miller creates a presumption against sentencing juvenile offenders to life without parole.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
Michigan Supreme Court •

Juvenile Law Center filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of Kenya Hyatt, who was sentenced to life without parole under

Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)
Washington Supreme Court •

According to the lower court, the child victim is also the perpetrator of a sex crime against himself.