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Letter to the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice & Procedure regarding proposed rule changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure habeas corpus rules.
NACDL President Jim Lavine's comments to the Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy regarding a proposed rule that would allow states to limit federal review of capital post-conviction cases.
In the US District Court For The Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division: United States of America v. Chapman Motion For Appropriate Relief Informal Brief of Habeas Corpus
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
En Banc Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner-Appellant.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on petition for writ of certiorari).
