Compassionate Release Motions and Decisions by Jurisdiction Filter Results Active Content Filter X Brief Filter by Topic Advocacy (318) Amicus Briefs (318) Amicus keywords (276) Sentencing (239) Resources (234) White Collar (162) Sixth Amendment (152) Compassionate Release (102) Fourth Amendment (99) Federal Compassionate Release Clearinghouse (97) Legal Documents Library (81) Suppress Events and Products (81) Overcriminalization (74) Jurisdiction United States Supreme Court (455) Federal Court (385) U.S. States and Territories (210) 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (81) Showing 796 - 810 of 1191 results Newest Oldest Relevance Brief Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington et al. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner. Brief United States v. Viktor Kozeny et al. (Frederic Bourke Jr.) Case materials from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prosecution of Frederic Bourke Jr., United States v. Kozeny et al., No. 05-CR-518-SAS. Brief State v. Johnson Joint amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, First Amendment Lawyers Association, Center for Democracy and Technology, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Office of the Ohio Public Defender, Seven Ohio Professors of Law. Brief Blueford v. Arkansas Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari. Brief White & Case LLP v. United States Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey in support of the petition for certiorari. Brief Rosario v. Griffin Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari. Brief George v. Louisiana Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari. Brief McNeill v. United States Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). Brief United States v. Vicki Lopez-Lukis Lopez-Lukis, a former County Commissioner, was convicted in 1997 of a single count of honest services fraud. She is no longer in custody, having been released from prison in 2000. She was released early under a Grant of Clemency from President William J. Clinton. The sole count of the conviction was based upon lies Mrs. Lukis told to the press and the public regarding an illicit love affair she was then having with Mr. Lukis, who was at the time a lobbyist with interests before the County Commission and married to another woman. Brief N. Allen Sawyer v. United States Sawyer pled guilty to one count of honest services fraud and served a six month prison sentence. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling, Sawyer filed a motion of coram nobis to vacate his conviction on grounds that the conduct constituting the conviction no longer fell within the definition of honest services fraud. The government did not oppose the motion and, on February 1, 2011, District Court Judge England set aside and vacated the conviction in its entirety. Brief Camreta v. Greene Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Civil Rights and Liberties Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association, and the Center for Constitutional Rights in support of respondents. Brief Shelton v. Sec’y, Dept. of Corrections Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Calvert Institute for Policy Research, and 38 law professors from across the United States. Brief Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd Amicus curiae brief of Human Rights Watch and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Brief Pethtel v. Ballard Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of certiorari. Brief United States v. Tinklenberg Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of respondent. 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