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There are a number of ways to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Click the “Read More” button below to find links to several relief agencies accepting donations.
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NACDL is once again pleased to sponsor an opportunity for up to 12 members to participate in a group admission ceremony to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Participation in this ceremony, in which admittees are administered the oath of admission by the Chief Justice of the United States in the well of the Supreme Court, will be available to the first 12 qualified members on a first-come, first-served basis and will take place on the morning of January 8, 2019. Applications are due October 31, 2018.
This new NACDL report -- The Trial Penalty: The Sixth Amendment Right to Trial on the Verge of Extinction and How to Save It -- identifies and exposes the underlying causes of the decline of the federal criminal trial and puts forth meaningful, achievable principles and recommendations to address this crisis.
On Aug. 7, 2018, NACDL released a compendium of original scholarship by symposium panelists at a law and policy symposium co-hosted by NACDL and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform, The Enforcement Maze: Over-Criminalizing American Enterprise.
NACDL announced the establishment of the NACDL Fourth Amendment Center, a project made possible by support from the Charles Koch Foundation, FCJ, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
On March 1, NACDL Press released "The Feminine Sixth: Women for the Defense," a groundbreaking book on women in criminal defense by Andrea D. Lyon. Ms. Lyon is a leading criminal defense attorney, legal scholar, Dean and Professor of Law at Valparaiso University School of Law, and decades-long NACDL member. You can purchase The Feminine Sixth at www.thefemininesixth.com.
Support the most important work taking place in criminal justice reform with a gift to the Foundation for Criminal Justice (FCJ). This is an important time for supporters of criminal justice reform. The nation's criminal defense bar is launching watershed projects that will set the agenda for years on issues including Brady disclosure, access to effective counsel, collateral consequences of conviction, and protecting the Fourth Amendment in the digital era. The FCJ is supporting vitally important projects that will make lasting improvements to the criminal justice system.
NACDL is pleased to offer scholarship assistance for public defense providers to attend Continuing Legal Education programs. The scholarships are awarded in the form of full or partial reimbursement of the registration costs of the excellent training programs offered by NACDL and other national organizations. Limited travel reimbursement stipends may also be awarded to qualifying individuals to help defray the costs of travel and lodging.
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