Milbank Advances Novel Strategy For La. Juvenile Convicts
Pro Bono Spotlight By Emma Cueto | January 24, 2021, 8:02 PM EST As the U.S. Supreme Court once again weighs cases involving juvenile sentencing and nonunanimous jury verdicts, Milbank LLP, in conjunction with the Louisiana Center for Children's Rights, has been working on the intersection of both issues in the Pelican State. The law firm, in a broader pro bono collaboration with LCCR, has been pushing for new sentences for defendants who were given life in prison without parole as juveniles, a sentence the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is unconstitutional. Milbank and the cen...