Arguments on 2012-03-20

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1. October Term 2011 · Docket 10-9646

   Can states mandate life without parole for juvenile offenders?

   the sides that brought the case seek to ban mandatory life sentences for minors. the opposing sides defend the practice as a valid penalty for aggravated murder.

   Case

   Miller v. Alabama

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   2012-03-20

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2. October Term 2011 · Docket 10-9647

   Can a state execute a juvenile who did not kill or intend to kill?

   The dispute centers on whether executing a juvenile who did not commit the killing violates the Eighth Amendment.

   Case

   Jackson v. Hobbs

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   2012-03-20

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