— -- WASHINGTON - Juveniles convicted of murder can't be automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 ruling, involving two 14-year ...

Michigan's Supreme Court rulings could lead to resentencing for nearly 600 individuals sentenced to life without parole as ...

For many, it was a surprise when a San Diego judge issued a ruling last week that could see the region’s most notorious ...

A split Washington Supreme Court has ruled that sentencing juveniles to life without parole is unconstitutional. In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the majority affirmed a Court of Appeals ruling in the case ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana parole board granted parole on Wednesday to Henry Montgomery, whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people ...

Supreme Court says life without parole unconstitutional for non-killer juvies. WASHINGTON, May 17, 2010— -- The Supreme Court ruled today that the 8th Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual ...

One sunny spring morning, Ronald Olivier is chatting with a reporter on a sidewalk in downtown Baton Rouge. Construction workers freshen blue paint on a nearby curb, and clusters of business people in ...

Cheves Ligon (pictured) represents a teenaged defendant who is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for a slaying he committed before the Texas Legislature changed the law, which ...