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Elena Kagan on the Graham Case

17 May 2010, 9:38 am by Kent Scheidegger

Doyle, Silver Blaze.Today's decision in Graham v. [read post]

Crime and Consequences - http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/crimblog/

The political and PR benefits for SCOTUS (and others) from Comstock and Graham coming down together

17 May 2010, 9:38 am by Doug B.

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Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/

Supremes cite 'Grrls

17 May 2010, 9:25 am

Supreme Court cited today in holding that the Constitution forbids sentencing a juvenile to life without parole for a nonhomicide offense.The opinion for the majority in Graham v. [read post]

IntLawGrrls - http://intlawgrrls.blogspot.com/

United States v. Comstock

17 May 2010, 9:08 am by Corey Rayburn Yung

For now, though, check out these links:Opinion upholding federal sex offender statuteSCOTUS upholds broad federal power to commit sex offenders in ComstockFederal Government Has the Power to Civilly Commit Sexually Violent Predators After Federal IncarcerationFederal Government Wins ComstockFederalism and Sex OffendersOther than the holdings, what are the biggest "stories" of the Graham and Comstock rulings? [read post]

Sex Crimes - http://sexcrimes.typepad.com/sex_crimes/

The Odd Couple

17 May 2010, 9:08 am by SHG

In Graham v. [read post]

Simple Justice - http://blog.simplejustice.us

Doesn't the logic and language of Graham put juve LWOP for "lesser" homicides on thin ice?

17 May 2010, 9:04 am by Doug B.

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Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/

LWOP Abolished for Juvenile Offenders in Nonhomicide Cases

17 May 2010, 8:58 am by B.W. Barnett

Supreme Court released its opinion in Graham v. [read post]

Liberty and Justice for Y'all - http://justiceforyall.blogspot.com/

Supreme Court Bars Juvenile LWOP In Non-Homicides; Thomas Gives Tentative OK To Executing First Graders

17 May 2010, 8:51 am by Dan Filler

In another razor-thin 5-4 decision (with Roberts concurring in the outcome) about kids who commit serious crimes, the Supreme Court struck down a sentence of life without parole (LWOP) in the case of a Florida boy - Terrance Graham - who'd had his probation revoked and had been resentenced to LWOP for a crime he'd committed at 16. [read post]

The Faculty Lounge - http://www.thefacultylounge.org/

Some notable quotables from the opinion of the Court in Graham

17 May 2010, 8:38 am by Doug B.

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Sentencing Law and Policy - http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/

Access today's opinions in argued cases and Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court

17 May 2010, 8:38 am

Justice Kennedy also delivered the opinion of the Court in Graham v. [read post]

How Appealing - http://howappealing.law.com/

Supreme Court Rules on Juvenile Sentencing

17 May 2010, 8:30 am by Steve Hall

The ruling in Graham v. [read post]