In the case of ______, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states cannot execute offenders who are under 18 years of age.

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Roper v. Simmons is the landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that states cannot execute offenders who are under the age of 18 at the time of their crimes. This decision overturned the earlier case of Stanford v. Kentucky, which had allowed the death penalty for juveniles in certain circumstances. Jackson v. Hobbs is a case involving juvenile life without parole, and In re Gault is a case involving the due process rights of juveniles in delinquency proceedings.

In the Case of ______, the U