April 2007

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Turn to The Champion for the exchange of ideas and practice tips from the best defenders in the nation.

 

Articles in this Issue

  1. 2007 NACDL Affiliate Elections

    2007 NACDL Affiliate Elections

    Gerald Lippert

  2. A Nation of Suspects

    A Nation of Suspects

    Milton Hirsch

  3. A True Double Standard: A Defense Perspective on the Inherent Unfairness in the Administration of th

    A True Double Standard: A Defense Perspective on the Inherent Unfairness in the Administration of the Impaired Driver Laws

    Eric H. Sills, Peter Gerstenzang

  4. Book Reviews: Back from the Dead: One Woman’s Search for the Men Who Walked Off America’s Death Row

    Book Reviews

    Elizabeth Kelley, William R. Montross Jr.

  5. Can Jury Trial Innovations Improve Jurror Understanding of DNA Evidence

    Can Jury Trial Innovations Improve Jurror Understanding of DNA Evidence

    B. Michael Dann; Valerie P. Hans; David H. Kaye

  6. Federal Law Enforcement Should Record Custodial Interrogations

    Federal Law Enforcement Should Record Custodial Interrogations

    Thomas P. Sullivan

  7. Friend of the Court

    Friend of the Court

    Jack King

  8. Informal Opinion: Reflections: The Robert F. Kennedy I Knew

    Informal Opinion

    Jay Goldberg

  9. Inside NACDL: Sex Offender Laws Run Amok

    Sex Offender Laws Run Amok

    Norman L. Reimer

  10. NACDL News

    NACDL News

    Jack King

  11. President's Column: Border Shooting Provides Window of Opportuniy Regarding Mandatory Minimums

    Border Shooting Provides Window of Opportuniy Regarding Mandatory Minimums

    Martin S. Pinales

  12. Public Defense

    Indigent Defense

    Malia Brink

  13. Race and Crack Cocaine Offenses: Correcting a Troubling Injustice Post-Booker

    Race and Crack Cocaine Offenses: Correcting a Troubling Injustice Post-Booker

    Marcia G. Shein

  14. Sentencing Commission Should Propose Changes to Crack Cocaine Guidelines

    Sentencing Commission Should Propose Changes to Crack Cocaine Guidelines

    Carmen Hernandez

  15. State Legislative Affairs

    State Legislative Affairs

    Scott Ehlers

  16. The Changing Face of Extraditions Between Mexico and the United States

    The Changing Face of Extraditions Between Mexico and the United States

    Devin C. McNuly

  17. The Claiborne Case and Crack-Powder Disparity Issues

    The Claiborne Case and Crack-Powder Disparity Issues

    Anne E. Blanchard

  18. The Threat to a Witness Right to Counsel

    The Threat to a Witness's Right to Counsel

    Kathryn Keneally, Kenneth Breen