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

NACDL files amicus briefs in federal and state courts across the nation in those cases that present issues of importance to criminal defendants, criminal defense lawyers, and/or the criminal legal system as a whole. NACDL is one of the most successful of the frequent amicus contributors to the nation’s state and federal courts, in part because NACDL draws upon the collected expertise of the nation’s criminal defense bar.

As organizations committed to due process and the right to counsel, we urge you to oppose the Laken Riley Act. This bill would subject undocumented persons to mandatory, prolonged detention based on mere arrest for theft-related offenses, including shoplifting. Such sweeping detention would circumvent due process protections, ensnare innocent persons, and greatly interfere with the representation of counsel necessary for the fair administration of justice.

NACDL applauds the PCLOB for its premiere report on the telephone records program conducted under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). NACDL recognizes that the 702 surveillance program remains subject to more classification authorities than the 215 program, and understands that the PCLOB‘s report on the 702 program may be more limited in its public analysis than the 215 report. However, NACDL encourages the PCLOB, to the maximum extent consistent with national security, to make its report public, with limited redactions.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers calls for a fully funded, independent investigation of the Oklahoma City police department forensic laboratory and the conduct of Joyce Gilchrist as a forensic scientist and her sworn testimony as a prosection witness, and .....

Brief of the Due Process Institute and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner

Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Cato Institute, Due Process Institute, FAMM, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners.

Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner

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

Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent

NACDL's State Criminal Justice Network Newsletter features a snapshot of NACDL's state criminal justice priorities, as well as recent internal and external reports, information on upcoming events, webinars, current state legislative reform efforts, legislative tracking, action alerts and more! The newsletter is disseminated monthly via email. 

I write to you today to urge you to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and boarding school survivor who has spent nearly five decades in federal prison. His case has become a symbol of hope and resilience in the face of systemic injustices. Indeed, Mr. Peltier is an icon of the American Indian Movement who has devoted his life to fighting for the liberation of Indigenous Peoples.

Brief of Amici Curiae Due Process Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner-Appellant and Supporting Reversal

We write to you with a united voice and call on you to use your Executive power and grant commutations to everyone currently facing the death penalty at the federal level.

See the various issues on which NACDL has conducted criminal justice advocacy in Rhode Island. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see active legislation in Rhode Island that NACDL is tracking.