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Updated: 7:18 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that states can sentence juveniles to life without parole, in a case brought by a Mississippi man who murdered his grandfather when he was 15 years old.
In the 6-3 decision splitting along ideological lines, the justices rejected putting a limit on states’ ability to sentence minors to life imprisonment, saying there’s no violation of the Eighth Amendment’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, writing for the conservative majority, said the case demonstrates a “horrific tragedy” involving a homicide and a juvenile.