Justice at Last for the Youngest Inmates?

How many times does the Supreme Court have to repeat itself before its message gets through? In the case of life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, the answer seems to be: at least one more time.

On Tuesday, the justices will meet to consider whether to hear two separate cases asking them to ban those sentences categorically, in line with the EighthAmendment’s guarantee against cruel and unusual punishments. It should be aneasy call. For more than a decade, the court has been moving in the rightdirection, growing ever more protective of juveniles who are facing theharshest punishments in our justice system.