Cooley Contributes to Heightened Constitutional Protections for Emerging Adults in Massachusetts
January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024:
Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a groundbreaking 4-3 opinion in Commonwealth v. Mattis that protects "emerging adults" aged 18 to 20 from receiving sentences of life without parole pursuant to the Eighth Amendment and the Massachusetts Constitution.
The Supreme Judicial Court drew extensively on contemporary neuroscience reflecting t . . .
Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a groundbreaking 4-3 opinion in Commonwealth v. Mattis that protects "emerging adults" aged 18 to 20 from receiving sentences of life without parole pursuant to the Eighth Amendment and the Massachusetts Constitution.
The Supreme Judicial Court drew extensively on contemporary neuroscience reflecting t . . .