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    NACDL Engage & Exchange Video Discussion Series

    An ongoing interactive webinar series hosted by NACDL member Mark Satawa of Satawa Law, PLLC, and NACDL Senior Resource Counsel Vanessa Antoun. Every Wednesday at 2 pm ET. On this page, you can register for the series, join the live webinars, submit feedback and suggestions, and watch past videos!
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    Challenging SCA 2702 - Anonymized Motion

    Challenging Stored Communications Act 2702 - Anonymized Motion
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    “Progressive Prosecutor” - Challenges (and Opportunities) for Defenders

    Panelists discuss some of the unique challenges and opportunities defense attorneys face when working in jurisdictions with prosecutors seeking to re-shape the traditional role of prosecutors including how to maintain an adversarial relationship while pursuing shared goals for reforms; how to manage client, community, defender expectations of change; and more. 

    Panelists include: Wesley Bell, Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis, MO, Natasha Dartigue, Deputy Public Defender, Baltimore, MD, and Marissa Elkins, Bar Advocate, Northampton, MA.

    Moderator: Tony Thedford, Thedford Garber Law, Chicago, IL

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    Resource Center Media

    Find all Resource Center media here - we are creating webinars, videos, podcasts, and more. The Resource Counsel Team delivers tips & tricks on navigating the Resource Center and hosts webinars like our particularly relevant Work from Home webinar. Our topic-specific, interactive NACDL Engage & Exchange series can also be found here!
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    Focus Groups & Trial Consultants [Engage & Exchange]

    Featuring Mark Satawa, Steven Palmer, and Christopher Angles. 
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    DRE & ARIDE - Their Purposes, Differences & Discrediting Them [Engage & Exchange Discussion Series]

    DRE & ARIDE - Their Purposes, Differences & Discrediting Them. With Steve Oberman, Doug Murphy, and Anthony Palicios in collaboration with NCDD. Sponsored by Smart Start.
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    Compassionate Release (Title VI, Section 603)

    The First Step Act revised the federal compassionate release statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).
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    Sentencing Reform Provisions Under the First Step Act (Title IV)

    The First Step Act makes important changes to several federal drug and gun statutes. The Act reduces mandatory minimum enhancements for some drug defendants and also changes the definition of these enhancements.  It also modifies the existing federal safety valve, broadening its application to more drug defendants; changes the “stacking” penalty under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and retroactively applies the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.
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    Preventing and Challenging an Enhanced Sentence Under Section 851

    Analysis by Amy Baron-Evans, prepared for a January 29, 2019 NACDL webinar on the First Step Act of 2018, S. 756/H.R. 5682.
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    First Step Act Webinar Powerpoint

    Powerpoint prepared by Amy Baron-Evans for presentation in a January 29, 2019 NACDL webinar on the First Step Act of 2018, S. 756/H.R. 5682.
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    First Step Act of 2018 Text

    S. 756/H.R. 5682, passed December 20, 2018 and signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 21, 2018.
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    First Step Act Notes on Sections 401-404

    Notes on Sections 401-404 of the First Step Act of 2018, prepared by Amy Baron-Evans for presentation in a January 29, 2019 NACDL webinar on the First Step Act of 2018, S/ 756/H.R. 5682.
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    Early Release Mechanisms: Home Confinement and “Reduction in Sentence”

    Presentation prepared by Peter Goldberger for a webinar on compassionate release based on the First Step Act of 2018
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    First Step Act Webinar

    Sentencing expert Amy Baron-Evans discusses the ins and outs of the First Step Act, with emphasis on potentially overlooked aspects of the most significant provisions.
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    Risk and Needs Assessment System/Earned Time Credits (Title I)

    The First Step Act requires the Department of Justice to develop a risk and needs assessment tool to be used by Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) to assess the recidivism risk of all federal prisoners. Inmates will be classified as minimum, low, medium or high risk, and will be placed in recidivism reduction programs based on identified needs.