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US Supreme Court rules on life imprisonment for juveniles

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Jones v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. Jones argued that under two of the court’s recent decisions, 2012’s Miller v. Alabama and 2016’s Montgomery v. … For most, the answer is yes. .

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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

That not only amounts to a reversal of a precedent set earlier by the Court, but is an “alarming” step back in protecting juveniles, say Arthur Ago and Rochelle Swartz of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The court is fooling no one,”” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in her dissent. In Miller v.