Posts in 'Amicus Curiae'

Juvenile Law Center argued that life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of non-homicide crimes are unconstitutional.

This brief argued that students have the right to counsel at the initial stage of a truancy proceeding under juvenile court jurisdiction.

Supporting a juvenile defendant in Illinois who challenged the representation he received in court, when his defense lawyer sacrificed his defense believing that it was in the child’s "best interests."

Involved three teenage girls being prosecuted for "sexting," the practice of sending nude or semi-nude photographs via text message on cell phones.

Argued that a provision in New Mexico state law allowing juveniles to be sentenced by juvenile court judges as adults if the judge found them “not amenable to treatment” was unconstitutional under the Sixth Amendment.