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Daniel Gregory received an extreme sentence for a first-time offense. NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project connected him with a volunteer attorney who secured his release. This #GivingTuesday, he shares what freedom means to him. To help individual...

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A quick recap of NACDL/NFCJ's Writer's Round at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, TN on 11/01/24. ----- To donate, visit NFCJ.org

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Hear from @DisabilityBelongs about steps to create an inclusive workplace. Visit DisabilityBelongs.org to learn more. Visit NACDL.org/Disability for trainings and resources for defense lawyers.

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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Order this brand-new program here: https://www.nacdl.org/PozneronPreparation In this completely new and groundbreaking 4-hour training program, we explore will the skills needed to prepare for your cross before trial...and win. As you easily lear...

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This program is from our highly-rated "Zealous Advocacy in Sexual Assault & Child Victims Cases (2021)" seminar training program. You can purchase the entire seminar on NACDL's online store, under the "Sexual Assault Cases" category here: https://www...

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more! Program Summary: This session explores the strategic considerati...

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More Proven Criminal Defense resources are available at: https://www.nacdl.org/store. Get access to Trial Guides, Current CLE Trial Skills Programs, Sample Motions, T-Shirts and more!

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Register today! Visit: https://www.nacdl.org/Event/2024-Albert-J-Krieger-Annual-Meeting-of-NACDL Nirvana is the highest state of enlightenment that a person can attain. NACDL's 2024 Annual Meeting & Seminar, "Come as You Are: Finding Your Trial Nirv...

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Presented by Stephen Chahn Lee, Meredith Patti, and Mary Cate Rush https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Presented by Alison Bloomquist, Vice President of Strategic Alliances & Innovation, National Legal Aid & Defender Association; Daryl McGraw, Founder, Formerly, Inc.; and Ieshaah Murphy, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense ...

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Register for this practical Trial Skills Workshop here: https://bit.ly/3RcP0ja This Trial Skills Boot Camp is an online, on-demand criminal defense workshop that covers the most essential trial skills from pretrial motions to sentencing arguments, a...

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Criminal defense lawyers and experts discuss notable criminal cases they've worked on previously.

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"Digital Forensics in Child Victims Cases - Peer to Peer CSAM Defense Strategies" - Andrew Garrett ------- Filmed at NACDL's Zealous Advocacy in S.A. & Child Victims Cases (2023). The full 14-hour Masterclass training is available at: 🔗 https://b...

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This unique 1-hour Masterclass explores the strategic considerations behind deciding whether to impeach a witness, and the various methods of impeaching different types of witnesses. See More Resources at: https://www.nacdl.org/store About the Pres...

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NACDL Executive Director Lisa Monet Wayne sits down for a discussion with Allison Flom, host, writer, and director of the new Lava for Good Podcast, “Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands". The six-episode podcast series is a historical true-crime deep ...

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Presented by Mitchell Brown, Senior Counsel, Voting Rights Section for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice; and Blair Bowie, Director of the Restore Your Vote Project at the Campaign Legal Center. Recorded November 29, 2023 https://www.nacdl.o...

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Dr. Ghandnoosh Discusses Her Report & Research on Prison Sentence Lengths and Criminal Justice Policies Presented by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project, Washington, D.C.; and Seth P. Chazin, moderator, The Law Office of Seth P. Chazin ...

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Presented by Judith Resnik, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT; and JoEllyn Jones, moderator, Jones& Ortiz P.A. , Glassboro, NJ https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter https://seeingsolitary.limancenter.yale.edu/

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Presented by Pat Cresta-Savage and Jack Donson https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Presented by Rene Valladares, Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Presented by Rene Valladares, Federal Public Defender for the District of Nevada https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Order the Full Cross-Examination Training Here: https://bit.ly/48ArW59 Some of the nation’s finest experts and seasoned practitioners will share their proven and time-tested methods in this program; covering both basic and more advanced aspects of...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN As movements to reform flaws in the criminal legal system resulted in a growing number of states passing impactful bipartisan measures, the justice ...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN The United States constitutes less than 5 percent of the world’s population yet is prisons house 25 percent of the worldwide prison population. Th...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Law enforcement has increasingly turned to Google to identify criminal suspects by using digital dragnets that search millions or billions of people...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Despite assurances that, “[I]n our society, liberty is the norm, and detention prior to trial…the carefully limited exception,” over 75 percen...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN This panel explores the mechanisms that incentivize police to engage in pretextual traffic stops and examine state and local efforts to stop law enf...

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Learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference: https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN 2023 marks the 50th year since the U.S. prison population began its extraordinary surge. To date over five million people are under supervision by th...

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Visit NACDL.org/PoznerOnExperts to purchase now! Let Pozner teach you how to derail and impeach even the most evasive expert witness in just a matter of minutes. In this completely new and groundbreaking 4-hour training program, Pozner incorporates ...

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NACDL's Voir Dire in Criminal Cases Manual is the most comprehensive resource for voir dire available in print. It includes basic and advanced strategies for experienced practitioners, as well as case-specific resources, sample questions, sample char...

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NACDL's online store has been revamped and updated with all of this year's best new products. We've got everything you need to upgrade your criminal defense toolset, from training manuals to self-study DVD's and CD's. Not to mention our iconic appare...

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NACDL is the leading CLE provider for the criminal defense bar. Every month we're bringing you premiere CLE programming with some of the nation's most high-profile speakers. Not to mention, the incredible networking opportunities, exhibitors, and com...

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Scott Ehlers shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Michael Enright shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Keeda Haynes shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Keeda Haynes shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Kathy Stilling shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Kathleen Elliott shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Heather Rogers shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Caitlin Becker and Heather Roger share their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Caitlin Becker and Heather Roger share their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Brendon Woods shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Brendon Woods shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Austyn Caisse shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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This unique program is available here: https://bit.ly/2uLPnJS Understanding how the human brain works is the key to persuasion and understanding juries in the courtroom. As defense lawyers, we obsess over proofs and facts, but recent research tells ...

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Robin Dillard Russaw shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Kenitra Brown shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Jennifer Harjo shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Javionte Johnson shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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J.D. Schmid shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Emily Galvin Almanza shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Daniel K. Lew shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Daniel K. Lew shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Daniel K. Lew shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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Register for the web-series here: https://bit.ly/3ZUAFdz NACDL has compiled its 17 highest-rated training programs and speakers from the entire the year into an online, on-demand CLE web-series you can watch on-demand, at any time! This special 17...

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Daniel K. Lew shares their thoughts on public defense. Learn more about our project and record your own video here: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Public-Defense-Day-Video-Submission.

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(Recorded September 2015) Presented by Thomas Zehnle, Miller Chevalier Chartered (Washington, DC)

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(Recorded September 2016) Presented by Thomas Zehnle, Miller Chevalier Chartered (Washington, DC) and Paula Junghans, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP (Washington, DC)

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(Recorded June 2016) Presented by Gina Pruski, Director of Training and Development, Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office

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From NACDL's September 2016 Public Defense training in Macon, GA

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Order this 1.5-Hour Masterclass Here: https://bit.ly/2ZoupM8 At the heart of any trial is a battle of competing stories. Your client has a story to tell, and it is up to you to weave a narrative that is compelling and reveals the story of your clien...

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Order this CLE training here: https://bit.ly/2IDt4YN This program offers powerful tools for fortifying your defense strategies and identifying the legal challenges criminal defense lawyers face when challenging home and auto searches. You'll uncover...

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Order this CLE training here: https://bit.ly/2AdDpcF Death Investigation: Forensic Pathology in the Courtroom and Cause & Manner of Death CLE Credit: Up to 3 hours of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE com...

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Order this unique CLE Training Here: https://bit.ly/3hQxLWd Getting jurors and the court to believe that police officers are mistaken, dishonest or not credible is the key to obtaining a not guilty verdict in many criminal cases. Questioning a polic...

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Order this unique CLE Training Here: https://bit.ly/3hQxLWd Getting jurors and the court to believe that police officers are mistaken, dishonest or not credible is the key to obtaining a not guilty verdict in many criminal cases. Questioning a polic...

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Order this unique CLE Training Here: https://bit.ly/3hQxLWd Getting jurors and the court to believe that police officers are mistaken, dishonest or not credible is the key to obtaining a not guilty verdict in many criminal cases. Questioning a polic...

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Order this unique CLE Training Here: https://bit.ly/3hQxLWd Getting jurors and the court to believe that police officers are mistaken, dishonest or not credible is the key to obtaining a not guilty verdict in many criminal cases. Questioning a polic...

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Order this unique CLE Training Here: https://bit.ly/3hQxLWd Getting jurors and the court to believe that police officers are mistaken, dishonest or not credible is the key to obtaining a not guilty verdict in many criminal cases. Questioning a polic...

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The willful blindness or conscious avoidance doctrine has allowed prosecutors to obtain convictions against several high-profile white collar defendants, including Bernard Ebbers, Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling. This highly experienced panel evaluates the...

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In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A., the Supreme Court decided a civil patent case that dramatically altered the criminal legal landscape of willful blindness. In this one-hour program, our highly experienced panelists Timothy O'Toole (Miller...

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Register for this powerful live seminar here: https://www.nacdl.org/racematters Race Matters in our criminal legal system. It affects what happens from initial contact with police on the street to the end of the case and everything in between. As pa...

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Meet NACDL’s State Legislative Advocacy Team, who works with NACDL’s network of state affiliate and partner organizations to advance criminal legal reform at the state level. To learn more, please visit www.nacdl.org/scjn.

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Order this brand-new program here: https://bit.ly/2uLPnJS Program Summary: You need to ensure your client gets a fair jury who will understand and appreciate your theory of defense, and there's no limit to what you can achieve in voir dire when you ...

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This hour-long webinar by New York University’s Center on Violence and Recovery (NYU CVR) will explore the history, practice, policy, research motivation and findings of the Circles of Peace model. On June 24th, 2022 from 1:00-200 pm ET (10:00 am-1...

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Featuring Laurie Hallmark and Jacqueline Hall https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Order this highly-rated program here: https://bit.ly/2AdDpcF Understanding DNA evidence is difficult. You're an attorney, not a scientist. With the proper tools and training however, DNA evidence can be demystified, simplified...and deconstructed. T...

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Featuring Rene Valladares A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene Valladares: https://members.nacdl.org/online-store/merchandise-details/?action=view&id=be330d49-e910-ec11-b76a-0003ff...

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Featuring Rene Valladares A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene Valladares: https://members.nacdl.org/online-store/merchandise-details/?action=view&id=be330d49-e910-ec11-b76a-0003ff...

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Featuring Rene Valladares A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene Valladares: https://members.nacdl.org/online-store/merchandise-details/?action=view&id=be330d49-e910-ec11-b76a-0003ff...

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Featuring Rene Valladares A Defender’s Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys by Rene Valladares: https://members.nacdl.org/online-store/merchandise-details/?action=view&id=be330d49-e910-ec11-b76a-0003ff...

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Featuring Martín Sabelli and Dan Canon NACDL's report on the trial penalty (2018): https://www.nacdl.org/TrialPenaltyReport https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter Pleading Out, How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon: https://w...

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Featuring Jack Donson and John Albanes https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Featuring Elizabeth Kelley and Pat Cresta-Savage https://nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Register for this 90-Minute Masterclass Here: https://bit.ly/3H2bKfL This highly-rated presentation will provide detailed instruction to criminal defense practitioners on how to utilize and apply a modified Colorado Method of cause based jury select...

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For years, companies have provided law enforcement with information into any wire transfer exceeding $500 when these transfers either originate from, or are received in, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. Law enforcement agencies and...

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Order this special compilation program here: https://bit.ly/3sRW08V This special 10-hour compilation is designed to help criminal defense lawyers identify the early signs of police misconduct and explore the various legal tactics and strategies nece...

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Order this best-selling program here: https://bit.ly/3ONpwpM Modern cases need modern defenses, and modern lawyers can't practice with an outdated playbook. NACDL's Digital Evidence & Technologies in Criminal Cases is a contemporary training that id...

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Order this powerful program here: https://bit.ly/39XHuWO In this presentation, noted legal expert Brandon Garrett, the author of "Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics", exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that law ...

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Order this highly-rated program here: https://bit.ly/3w5xIKX If you are serious about being an effective DUI defense advocate, or if you’re considering adding DUI defenses to your portfolio, you need to know the latest scientific and legal strateg...

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Register for this highly-rated program here: https://bit.ly/3vZg7nU For the first time ever, NACDL has compiled it’s highest-rated training programs of the year into an online, on-demand CLE web-series you can watch at home anytime! This special 1...

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Order this 1-Hour Masterclass Here: https://bit.ly/3LVO2TX In this presentation, Rene Valladares, the author of NACDL's best-selling trial guide, "A Defender's Guide to Federal Evidence: A Trial Practice Handbook for Criminal Defense Attorneys," wil...

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This program is included in NACDL's best-selling "Digital Evidence & Technology in Criminal Cases (2022)" CLE Program, available here: https://bit.ly/3ONpwpM Modern cases need modern defenses, and modern lawyers can't practice with an outdated play...

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Second Chance Month (April): https://nacdl.org/Content/Second-Chance-Month-Events Watch more second chance stories: https://www.nacdl.org/content/second-chance-stories Volunteer for the Return to Freedom Project: https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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Register for this exclusive web-series here: https://www.nacdl.org/DEMOS-WebSeries Live Demonstrations have been a core component of NACDL's live CLE training seminars for years, but they've never been combined into one comprehensive program...until...

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The Trial Penalty Clemency Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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The Virginia Redemption Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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The Excessive Sentence Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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The Trial Penalty Clemency Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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The Excessive Sentence Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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The Virginia Redemption Project is an initiative of NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project. To see other active projects and volunteer as an attorney, go to https://www.nacdl.org/freedom

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Order this program here: https://bit.ly/3KDbe8i Defending charges of sexual assault and child abuse can be daunting - but with the right tools, it doesn't have to be. Every year, NACDL identifies the hottest topics and most pressing issues involving...

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Order this highly-rated program here: https://bit.ly/3MSLGpB The ability to fluidly and effectively communicate is a natural skill possessed by few people, so for the average lawyer, it is a skill that must be learned and developed. The three essent...

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Featuring Blair Bowie, Legal Counsel and Restore Your Vote Manager at the Campaign Legal Center; Naila Awan, Director of Advocacy for the Prison Policy Initiative; Tatyana Hopkins, student at the UDC Law Youth Justice Clinic; and BeKura W. Shabazz, P...

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"Garbage In, Gospel Out: How Data-Driven Policing Technologies Entrench Historic Racism and 'Tech-Wash' Bias in the Criminal Legal System" published by NACDL in September 2021 https://www.nacdl.org/datadrivenpolicing

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Presented by: Monica Reid, Director of Advocacy, NACDL & Michael Iacopino, Senior Partner, Brennan Lenehan and Chair of State Legisl...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Join NACDL’s President Martín Sabelli for a discussion with advocates who have experienced the trial penalty firsthand, serving ex...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN The trial penalty is the vastly increased penalty after conviction faced by those who assert fundamental rights, such as the right to...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN The United States prosecutes and incarcerates on an unprecedented scale. As an organization whose members see the devastating consequ...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Since the onset of the war on drugs, cannabis prohibition has carried devastating consequences for communities of color. In the past ...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN While many individuals are behind bars for only a short time, the backbone of mass incarceration is people serving very lengthy sente...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Social media offers advocates an incredibly powerful tool to advance one’s policy agenda and to build community around those effort...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN When people think of public defense, they often think of it as a service provided in the context of criminal representation. However...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Police departments across the country are increasing using predictive algorithms to decide where to patrol and who to investigate. Th...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN The legislative history and enforcement of HIV and other infectious disease criminal laws reveal several consistent factors at their ...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Over the past year, amid continued police violence and the killing of unarmed black men and women, we have seen renewed calls for rac...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Presented by: Martín Sabelli, President, NACDL Conference materials: https://nacdl.org/Content/SCJN-Conference-Materials-2021 Conf...

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Order this Best-Selling Publication Here: https://bit.ly/2Qbdixl Now in its second edition with some new material, James M. Shellow’s book offers what its title promises: ways of thinking about cross-examining the forensic analysts in drug cases. ...

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Featuring JaneAnne Murray, Greg Newburn, Nicole D. Porter, and James Zeigler Webinar resources: https://www.nacdl.org/Media/SecondLook-SecondChance Learn more about Second Look Sentencing: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Second-Look

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The Mauritanian: A March 9, 2021, Panel Discussion featuring Mohamedou Ould Slahi and his counsel, Nancy Hollander & Theresa Duncan, moderated by NACDL Fourth Amendment Center Director and Guantánamo Observer Jumana Musa. Introductory remarks by NAC...

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Featuring Pat Cresta-Savage, Gabriel Reyes, Jack Donson, and Elizabeth Blackwood https://www.nacdl.org/Map/State-of-Prison-Jail-Call-Communication-Systems https://www.nacdl.org/ResourceCenter

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Register for this web-series here: http://www.nacdl.org/Persuasion-Webinar Every trial is different and each trial attorney has a different style and approach. Accordingly, no simplistic formula or recipe can be created to solve the vast array of po...

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Register for this unique seminar here: https://bit.ly/2NmK65K Cross-examination is a fundamental tool in the trial lawyer's toolbox. There is no part of trial practice that can be more difficult or rewarding, but you have to know the limitations in ...

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Welcome to NACDL’s "Stories of Freedom” series! Each week you’ll hear from someone whose freedom was restored through NACDL's clemency & early release initiatives, including the Return to Freedom Project. Get involved today: • Volunteer: h...

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Register for this virtual seminar here: https://bit.ly/34zZLni Save the date - Airs Feb. 24-27, 2021. The cases are complex, the clients are challenging, and the stakes are high. Whether it is insanity, impairment, a disorder, or adolescent brain ...

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Welcome to NACDL’s "Stories of Freedom” series! Each week you’ll hear from someone whose freedom was restored through NACDL's clemency & early release initiatives, including the Return to Freedom Project. Get involved today: • Volunteer: h...

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NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project is a banner title covering various NACDL compassionate and early relief efforts at the federal and state levels. You can make an impact. Volunteer for NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project today: https://www.nacdl...

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Welcome to NACDL’s "Stories of Freedom” series! Each week you’ll hear from someone whose freedom was restored through NACDL's clemency & early release initiatives, including the Return to Freedom Project. Get involved today: • Volunteer: h...

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NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project is a banner title covering various NACDL compassionate and early relief efforts at the federal and state levels. You can make a difference. Donate to NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project today: https://www.nacdl....

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Welcome to NACDL’s "Stories of Freedom” series! Each week you’ll hear from someone whose freedom was restored through NACDL's clemency & early release initiatives, including the Return to Freedom Project. Get involved today: • Volunteer: h...

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NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project is a banner title covering various NACDL compassionate and early relief efforts at the federal and state levels. You can make a difference. Volunteer for NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project today: https://www.na...

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Welcome to NACDL’s "Stories of Freedom” series! Each week you’ll hear from someone whose freedom was restored through NACDL's clemency & early release initiatives, including the Return to Freedom Project. Get involved today: • Volunteer: h...

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NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project is a banner title covering various NACDL compassionate and early relief efforts at the federal and state levels. You can make a difference. Volunteer for NACDL’s Return to Freedom Project today: https://www.na...

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Register for the virtual seminar here: https://bit.ly/333VhVA Drug prosecutions are once again on the rise as some states have enacted tougher drug laws. From challenging the arrest and seizure to picking a jury to cross-examining police officers, d...

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Register for this program here: https://bit.ly/2UItwNA Every year, NACDL identifies the hottest topics and most pressing issues when defending these cases, and brings-in nationally-renowned lawyers and experts to help you prepare for battle. This ye...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Ending mass incarceration will require changing sentencing policies and practices. But where are we now and what impact will COVID-19...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Marsy's Law, a victims’ rights constitutional amendment, would bestow upon crime victims a vast array of often vague, difficult and...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN The absence of uniform reporting and standardization requirements for criminal justice data makes meaningful transparency into court,...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Case Study on the New York Bail Reform Pushback: Before bail reform, 60% of people in New York jails were being held pretrial. Reform...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN Over half of the nearly 7 million people controlled by the U.S. criminal legal system are on probation and parole. Learn more about c...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN At least 85,000 law enforcement officers across the U.S. have been investigated or disciplined for misconduct over the past decade ac...

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To learn more about NACDL’s State Criminal Justice Network and Conference, please visit https://www.nacdl.org/SCJN http://www.zoeboekbinder.com/prisonmusicproject Conference materials: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/SCJN-Conference-Materials-2020 ...

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Register for this one-of-a-kind virtual seminar here: https://www.nacdl.org/Event/RaceMatters Race Matters in our criminal legal system. It affects what happens from initial contact with police on the street to the end of the case and everything in ...

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The NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice supports the work of NACDL. Learn more about NACDL: https://www.NACDL.org Support the NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice: https://www.NACDL.org/donate

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Presented by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Trina Thompson, First Assistant District Attorney for Multnomah County Jeffrey Howes, and Regional Attorney Manager for the State Public Defender in Northern Wisconsin Ryan Reid, and moderated by Profe...

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Tony Jones received clemency with the pro bono assistance of NACDL Member Susan J. Walsh and Clemency Project 2014. Learn more about NACDL’s Return to Freedom Projects, and support our work: https://www.NACDL.org/supportfreedom

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Register for this webinar here: https://bit.ly/32wpVGW Make the case...for your client's life! NACDL's 22nd Annual Making the Case for Life virtual web training is designed to help capital defenders, investigators, and mitigation specialists. Partic...

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Richard S. Jaffe, author of Quest for Justice: Defending the Damned 2nd Ed., gives readers a preview into the compelling book. Read endorsements, learn more about featured cases, and get your copy of Quest for Justice 2nd Ed. at https://www.Questfo...

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Register for this webinar here: https://bit.ly/2EROXqX A criminal trial is a battle of competing narratives; the defense must attack and refute the prosecution’s attempts to tell a story of guilt by utilizing a persuasive and effective cross-exami...

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Register for this web-series here: https://bit.ly/31K0wJv In this 13-Episode NACDL Web Series, you will learn basic and advanced principles of effective voir dire, how jurors really think and decide, how to find the jurors of your dreams, and avoid...

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Register for this web training here: https://bit.ly/3ajSdXv Every day, in jurisdictions across the country, prosecutors skirt Brady requirements and police officers skirt the truth. Compounding the problem is the inability of defense counsel to acce...

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Order this 2020 CLE Program Here: https://bit.ly/3dzjxSy Program Summary: Today's criminal defense bar is facing ever-increasing challenges when protecting their clients from law enforcement searches, unreliable information and prejudicial evidence....

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https://www.nacdl.org/Document/CriminalCourtReopeningAndCOVID-19 Presented by NACDL’s Task Force on Criminal Court Reopening: NACDL President Nina Ginsberg (DiMuro Ginsberg, PC, Alexandria, VA), Stephen Ross Johnson (Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & John...

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Sign-up for this one-of-a-kind web-series here: https://bit.ly/2OKl4uh In this 7-Episode NACDL Web Series, you will learn how to litigate the admissibility of identifications using the latest psychological research so you can actively work on changi...

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Sign-up for this unique web-series here: https://bit.ly/2WB8jGE In this 7-Episode NACDL Web Series, you will learn the science and theory behind false confessions; experts in the field will discuss how law enforcement interrogators coerce false conf...

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Watch FAMM and NACDL’s June 15, 2020, virtual panel discussion on The Vanishing Trial. The panelists: • Sakira Cook, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights • Brittany K. Barnett, Buried Alive Project • Clark Neily, The Cato Ins...

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On June 8, 2020, NACDL hosted a virtual screening and one-hour webinar discussing America’s trial penalty problem and the film "The Vanishing Trial." The panelists included Norman L. Reimer, NACDL Executive Director; Barry C. Scheck, Innocence Proj...

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Register for this seminar here: https://bit.ly/30kXdbn The admissibility of certain evidence in DUI cases is the subject of great dispute. The so-called scientific chemical testing of blood, breath, or urine, play a significant role in the outcome o...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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When you belong to NACDL, you take a stand for a fair, rational, and humane criminal justice system: for redressing systemic racism, for fairness in charging and sentencing, for protection of the Fourth and Sixth Amendments, and for elimination of th...

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