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Gain a better understanding of the issues and the science involved in the defense of pregnancy-related charges.
Professor Wendy Bach and Dr. Mishka Terplan provide information essential for lawyers defending pregnancy-related prosecutions as well as others in the field. They discuss reproductive medicine, use of expert witnesses, and healthcare privacy and HIPAA issues in these cases.
Subject matter experts and litigators from NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center explain and discuss some of the important digital technology issues that defense counsel will very likely encounter in these cases. The faculty focus on reverse searches, facial recognition, and device searches.
20th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 18-20, 2021 | Held Virtually
Hear from members of NACDL’s Women in Criminal Defense Committee as they highlight the report’s key findings and the impact of these laws on our criminal legal system.
Experienced litigators discuss RICO and conspiracy charges, accomplice liability and related issues in defending pregnancy-related prosecutions in a post-Dobbs environment.
Gain a better understanding of the issues and the science surrounding pregnancy-related prosecutions from criminal defense, medical, and reproductive justice experts.
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association hosted a critical discussion on the impact of the Dobbs decision on Ohio law.
This webinar discusses NACDL’s recent report on the criminalization of abortion, featuring the report's co-authors.
Presented by: Daniel Arshack, criminal defense attorney, New York, NY; Lynn Paltrow, Executive Director, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW); and Nancy Rosenbloom, Director of Legal Advocacy, NAPW
Presented by: Clare Garvie, Sr. Associate, Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology; Kaitlin Jackson, Attorney, Bronx Defenders; and Joshua Kroll, PhD, computer scientist, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School of Information, University of California at Berkeley
This webinar was supported by Grant No. 2013-MU-BX-K014 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.