| Supreme Court Weighs Juvenile Life Sentences |
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Should juvenile offenders face life behind bars? Nationwide, there are more than 2,200 juveniles serving sentences of life without parole. That figure includes dozens of... More »
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US News - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Are Case #'s 08-7412 and 08-7621 on the U.S. Supreme Court... |
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Recently, I became aware of two cases that are to come before the United States Supreme Court. At issue is whether or not the Eight Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was... More »
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Detroit News - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Cruel and unusual: No life without parole for juvenile... |
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On Monday, the Supreme Court heard petitioners argue that sentencing people to life in prison without any possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles, where... More »
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Houston Chronicle - Nov. 10, 2009
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| US court reviews life terms for teens |
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Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible, although he was only 13 at the time of the attack. Terrance Graham, implicated in... More »
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New Zealand Herald - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Justices Consider the Role of Age in Life Sentences |
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WASHINGTON A majority of the justices at two Supreme Court arguments on Monday seemed inclined to find a way to take account of the age of young offenders in deciding whether... More »
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Southwest Florida Herald Tribune - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Justices split over juveniles |
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appeared split yesterday along familiar ideological lines over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison without possibility of parole... More »
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Philly.com - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Should Juveniles get Life? |
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The Supreme Court on Monday takes up two cases that explore the question: Should juveniles convicted of nonlethal crimes be sentenced to life in prison without parole?... More »
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Christian Science Monitor - Nov. 10, 2009
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| Supreme court looks at life sentences for juveniles |
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WASHINGTON -- A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving... More »
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Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - Nov. 11, 2009
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| "Life Without Parole" Juvenile Judgment Unfair?... |
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Mistakes last forever, but should a prison sentence do so as well? Meet Joe Harris Sullivan, he was condemned to a life sentence at the age of 13-years-old after raping an... More »
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Post Chronicle - Nov. 11, 2009
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