National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers, et al
Amici Curiae
Shannon Lee Goessling, Counsel of Record The National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Lifers is joined in this amicus brief by 33 other victims’ rights organizations. Shannon Lee Goessling is executive director for Southeastern Legal Foundation, an Atlanta-based public interest law firm and policy center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 21, 2009. Despite numerous advancements in the criminal justice system, crime victims remain second-class citizens. Today, this Court is being asked to engage in a callous bait-and-switch by improperly extending its decision in Roper…
