LDF Files Amicus Brief Arguing That Juvenile Life Without Parole Violates the Michigan State Constitution
December 16, 2023
December 16, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2023:
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), joined by Safe & Just Michigan (SJM), filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court, urging the Court to grant review and hold that juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences violate the state's constitutional prohibition against "cruel or unusual" punishment. The brief is filed in support of Efren Paredes . . .
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), joined by Safe & Just Michigan (SJM), filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court, urging the Court to grant review and hold that juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences violate the state's constitutional prohibition against "cruel or unusual" punishment. The brief is filed in support of Efren Paredes . . .