Amicus Briefs Filed in 2016

The Amicus Curiae Committee’s mission is to provide amicus assistance on the federal and state level in those cases that present issues of importance to criminal defendants, criminal defense lawyers, and/or the criminal justice system as a whole. Membership in NACDL is not a prerequisite either for amicus assistance from the Committee, or for authorship of an NACDL amicus brief.

 

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Akbar v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Bell v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Betterman v. Montana

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Binday v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Birchfield v. North Dakota, Bernard v. Minnesota, and Beylund v. Levi

Brief of the National College for DUI Defense and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners.

Bravo-Fernandez v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners.

Bridgeman, et al. v. District Attorney

Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Bright v. Massachusetts

Brief for Amici Curiae Citizens for Juvenile Justice, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Juvenile Defender Center, and National Juvenile Justice Network in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Buck v. Davis

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Support of Reversal.

Caroni v. United States

Brief of Amici Curiae of Associations of Criminal Defense Attorneys in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari) (California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York Council of Defense Lawyers, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers).

Christeson v. Roper

Brief Amici Curiae Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center, National Association of Public Defense, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner.

Commonwealth v. Laltaprasad

Brief for the Constitution Project, Drug Policy Alliance, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as Amici Curiae.

Dean v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Families Against Mandatory Minimums as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Ditech v. Buckles

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Appellant.

Doe v. Snyder

Brief of Amici Curiae the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association for Public Defense, and the Ohio Public Defender.

Doe v. United States

Brief of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner-Appellee and Affirmance.

Esquivel-Quintana v. Lynch

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Esquivel-Quintana v. Lynch

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Facebook v. San Francisco County Superior Court

Amici Brief of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Real Parties in Interest (On Petition for Review).

Friedman v. Rice

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Ganek v. Leibowitz

Brief of Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee.

Hebert v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

In the Matter of Kaden J.M. (anonymous)

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Respondent-Appellant and Vacatur.

In the Matter of Ron Douglas Patterson on Habeas Corpus

Proposed Amici Curiae Brief by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al., in Support of Petitioner Ron Douglas Patterson.

Jennings v. Rodriguez

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Pretrial Justice Institute, Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices, and Judge David L. Bazelon Center in Support of Respondents.

Johnson v. Carpenter

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Lee v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Luong v. Alabama

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (cert. stage).

Manuel v. City of Joliet, Illinois

Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Maryland v. Syed

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association Regarding the State's Application for Leave to Appeal.

Mathis v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Federal Defenders and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner. 

McCarthan v. Warden

En Banc Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.

McDonnell v. United States

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner and Urging Reversal.

McFadden v. United States

Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Nelson v. Colorado

Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners. 

Nordstrom v. Ryan

Brief of Amici Curiae New York County Lawyers Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Urging Reversal.

Packingham v. North Carolina

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

Brief of Amici Curiae NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the American Civil Liberties Union in Support of Petitioner.

Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Pitts v. Arkansas

Brief of Amicus Curiae The Innocence Network and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant.

Russo v. United States

Brief of the Innocence Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Salman v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Serrano-Mercado v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Shaw v. United States

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner and Urging Reversal.

Simpson v. Arizona & Martinez v. Arizona

Amicus Curiae Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners.

State Farm v. United States ex rel. Rigsby

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

State of Ohio v. Batista

Memorandum in Support of Jurisdiction of ACLU of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Center for HIV Law and Policy, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Public Defender, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Center for Constitutional Rights, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Human Rights Campaign, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), National LGBTQ Task Force, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, American Academy of HIUV Medicine, Treatment Action Group, Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant.

State of Ohio v. Batista

Brief of Amici Curiae The Center for HIV Law and Policy, The American Academy of HIV Medicine, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, Human Rights Campaign, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The National Center for Lesbian Rights, The Office of the Ohio Public Defender, and Treatment Action Group on Behalf of Appellant Orlando Batista.

State of Ohio v. Wogenstahl

Memorandum in Support of Jurisdiction of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The Innocence Network In Support of Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Wogenstahl.

Tucker v. Idaho

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants.

United States v. Bryant

Brief Amici Curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Experienced Tribal Court Criminal Litigators in Support of Respondent.

United States v. Bustamante-Conchas

Brief of Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant/Appellant and Reversal.

United States v. Chamberlain

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Cato Institute in Support of Appellant.

United States v. Clay

Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, Reason Foundation and Twelve Criminal and Business Law Scholars In Support of Defendants-Appellant Todd S. Farha's Petition for Rehearing En Banc.

United States v. Fisher

Memorandum of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

United States v. Gilton

Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Brennan Center for Justice, Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and New America's Open Technology Institute in Support of Defendant-Appellant Seeking Affirmance.

United States v. Harmon

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice in Support of Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc.

United States v. Houston

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, Libertarian National Committee, and Hon. Bob Barr in Support of Rehearing En Banc.

United States v. Kenney

Amici Brief of The Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defenders and The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Urging Reversal of the Underlying Judgment.

United States v. Lababneh

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Remand.

United States v. Manning

Brief of Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Center for Democracy & Technology in Support of Appellant.

United States v. Petty

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant.

United States v. Slatten

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellants, Supporting Reversal.

United States v. Ulbricht

Amicus Curiae Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant and Arguing Reversal.

United States v. Vasquez

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Stanford Law School Justice Advocacy Project in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc.

United States v. Watson

Amici Brief of The Ninth Circuit Federal Public and Community Defenders and The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendants-Appellants and Urging Reversal of the Underlying Judgment.

Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Utah v. Strieff

Brief of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent.

Walker v. Texas

Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Miami Chapter in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Werner v. Stephens

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).

Williams v. Johnson

Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.