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NACDL is committed to enhancing the capacity of the criminal defense bar to safeguard fundamental constitutional rights.
NACDL harnesses the unique perspectives of NACDL members to advocate for policy and practice improvements in the criminal legal system.
NACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system.
NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped to serve all accused persons at the highest level.
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NACDL's renowned journal, The Champion® magazine, offers timely, informative articles written for and by criminal defense lawyers, featuring the latest developments in search and seizure laws, DUI/DWI, grand jury proceedings, habeas, the exclusionary rule, death penalty, RICO, federal sentencing guidelines, forfeiture, white collar crime, and more. The Champion® is published ten times per year. The Champion® provides you with the opportunity to reach, communicate with, and influence over 14,000 readers.
Nearly all major police departments across the country have body-worn camera programs, which means that defense lawyers, investigators, and paralegals will often need to pore through hours upon hours of video footage as they defend their clients. But body-worn camera footage can be inconclusive at best and misleading at worst.
NACDL's renowned journal, The Champion® magazine, offers timely, informative articles written for and by criminal defense lawyers, featuring the latest developments in search and seizure laws, DUI/DWI, grand jury proceedings, habeas, the exclusionary rule, death penalty, RICO, federal sentencing guidelines, forfeiture, white collar crime, and more.
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Learn the guidelines for subject matter, style, and other aspects of submitting an article for review and publishing in The Champion magazine.
NACDL provides its members with NACDL's renowned journal, The Champion® magazine, NACDL’s Daily Criminal Justice Briefing, and the monthly E-News.