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    • Brief

    People v. Carp; People v. Davis; People v. Eliason

    Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. as amici curiae In Support of Appellants Carp, Davis and Eliason (full list of amici in appendix to attached brief).
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    Martin v. Symmes

    Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. as amici curiae on Behalf of Appellant (full list of amici in appendix to attached brief).
    • Brief

    Montgomery v. Louisiana

    Brief of Northwestern University School of Law’s Children and Family Justice Center and Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. as amici curiae in Support of Petitioner (full list of amici in appendix).
    • Brief

    Jones v. Davis

    Brief of Amici Curiae California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program in Support of Petitioner-Appellee and Supporting Affirmance.
    • Brief

    Glossip v. Gross

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners.
    • Brief

    Kahler v. Kansas

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner.
    • Brief

    United States v. Valdez

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc
    • Brief

    Lovelace v. People of the State of Illinois

    Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae and Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on petition for a writ of certiorari)
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    Bane v. United States

    Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Reversal
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 08/06/2015

    Nation's Criminal Defense Bar Applauds Department of Justice Stand against the Criminalization of Homelessness – Washington, DC (Aug. 6, 2015) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a landmark statement of interest today in Idaho federal court arguing that when there is insufficient shelter space in a city, making it a crime for the homeless to sleep in public spaces is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. The case, Bell v. City of Boise, et al., was brought by homeless individuals who were convicted under Boise city ordinances criminalizing sleeping or camping in public.

    • News Release

    News Release ~ 06/25/2012

    Supreme Court: Eighth Amendment Prohibits Schemes of Mandatory Life without Parole for Juveniles -- Washington, DC (June 25, 2012) – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced that a scheme requiring mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, regardless of the nature of the offense. 
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 08/16/2012

    Cal. Supreme Court Holds 110-Year Sentence For Juvenile Defendant Was ‘Cruel and Unusual’ -- Washington, DC (Aug. 16, 2012) – The California Supreme Court today held today that sentencing a juvenile to imprisonment – a term of years – with a parole eligibility date that falls past his natural life expectancy violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.