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Breaking News: Landmark ruling gives hope to youth sentenced to mandatory life
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Breaking News: Michigan Supreme Court upholds retroactivity of ruling that mandatory life-without-parole sentencing for 18-year-olds is unconstitutional
People v Poole (MSC No. 166813), decided April 1, 2025
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April 2023 Report from Safe & Just
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Appellate Defender Commission Selects Steven Helton and Rachel Wolfe for 2022 Appellate Advocacy Awards
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Opinion: Michigan Legislature, abolish sentences for juvenile lifers
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