Posts in 'Amicus Curiae'

Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel
Illinois Supreme Court •
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."
Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Involved three teenage girls being prosecuted for "sexting," the practice of sending nude or semi-nude photographs via text message on cell phones.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
New Mexico Supreme Court •
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.