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Florida Amicus curiae brief of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioners. Cases & Briefs Bloate v. United States Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Petitioner. Cases & Briefs United States v. Kuehne Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Defendants-Appellants in Support of Affirmance of Dismissal of money laundering conspiracy count. Cases & Briefs Maryland v. Shatzer Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Cases & Briefs Johnson v. United States Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Petitioner. Cases & Briefs Padilla v. Kentucky Amicus Curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. Cases & Briefs Kansas v. Ventris Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Respondent, cited in both the majority and dissenting opinions, arguing that jailhouse snitch testimony is too unreliable to be admitted even for impeachment purposes, as snitches have a strong incentive to lie. Cases & Briefs Nacchio v. United States Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers in support of granting the petition. In the case below, first argued in 2008 and reheard en banc by the 10th Circuit court of appeals, the defendant and amici argued that the trial court judge improperly excluded a defense expert witness who would have explained the former executive’s trading of Qwest stock to the jury. Cases & Briefs Nijhawan v. Holder Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner. Cases & Briefs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Foley In The Court of Common Pleas, Indiana County, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania v. Foley; Opinion and Order of Court Cases & Briefs United States v. SDI Future Health Inc. Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of defendant-appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc. The district court granted a motion to suppress filed by the defendant SDI, a closely-held corporation, and its two major shareholders, and the government appealed. The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the defendants filed a petition for rehearing en banc. Cases & Briefs People v. Weaver Joint amicus curiae brief (submitted with motion for leave to file on Feb. 2, 2009) of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New York State Defenders Association, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and the Union for Reform Judaism. This is a sponsored adMyCaseManage Your Law Firm All in One Place Featured Products Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method (7-Hours) Pozner on Cross: The Chapter Method, is a 7-hour masterclass that teaches a structured approach that organizes cross examination into short, fact-based, story-driven chapters. The method enables lawyers to maintain control of the witness, secure key admissions, and present facts with clarity and precision. 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