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The Supreme Court cited neuroscience to ban the death penalty for juveniles

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In Roper v. Simmons (2005), the Court used brain development research as part of its reasoning that executing someone for a crime committed before age 18 is unconstitutional.

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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)

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