American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, National Association of Social Workers, and Mental Health America
Amici Curiae
Danielle Spinelli, Counsel of Record The amici in this case are all professional mental health organizations. Danielle Spinelli is a partner with the law firm WilmerHale, where she specializes in appellate and Supreme Court litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 23, 2009. In Roper v. Simmons (2005), this Court held that imposition of the death penalty on those under the age of 18 violated the basic precept that punishment should be proportionate to the culpability of the offender. The Court explained that juveniles differ…
