Bright v. Massachusetts
Petition for certiorari denied on March 20, 2017
Issues: (1) Whether the Eighth Amendment's requirement of individualized sentencing for a child who confronts a sentence of life in prison is satisfied by the possibility that a future parole board may exercise its discretion to release him early; and (2) whether the imposition of a mandatory life sentence on a child convicted on a joint venture theory, without any individualized sentencing consideration, violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 30 2016 | Application (16A216) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 28, 2016 to October 28, 2016, submitted to Justice Breyer. |
| Aug 30 2016 | Application (16A216) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until October 28, 2016. |
| Oct 28 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2016) |
| Nov 15 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of The Sentencing Project filed. |
| Nov 18 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed. |
| Nov 21 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Juvenile Law Center, et al. filed. |
| Nov 28 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Citizens for Juvenile Justice, et al. filed. |
| Nov 30 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Dec 12 2016 | Response Requested . (Due January 11, 2017) |
| Jan 3 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 10, 2017. |
| Feb 10 2017 | Brief of respondent Massachusetts in opposition filed. |
| Feb 28 2017 | Reply of petitioner Ahmad Bright filed. |
| Mar 1 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 17, 2017. |
| Mar 7 2017 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Ahmad Bright filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
