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NACDL is committed to enhancing the capacity of the criminal defense bar to safeguard fundamental constitutional rights.
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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
UNITED STATES’ OPPOSITION CR-12-0030 EMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612) United States Attorney J. DOUGLAS WILSON (DCBN 412811) Chief, Criminal Division S. WAQAR HASIB (CABN 234818) ALEXANDRA P. SUMMER (CABN 266485) Assistant United States Attorneys
20th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 18-20, 2021 | Held Virtually
Hear from state and national experts who will explore a range of strategies adopted to account for the devastating impacts of the war on drugs, highlighting the most effective modes of providing relief for individuals with prior cannabis convictions.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, a bar association with thousands of criminal defense lawyers who practice in the federal courts across our nation, fully supports elimination of the unwarranted disparity in federal cocaine sentences pursuant to “The Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act” [H.R. 4545/S. 1711]. Federal sentences for drug offenses are based on the weight of the controlled substance. For two decades, federal sentencing laws have treated possession of one gram of cocaine base as the equivalent of 100 grams of powder cocaine.
Brief of Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; American Civil Liberties Foundations of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, In Support of Defendant-Appellee.
A drug conviction can banish a noncitizen from the United States without regard to any rehabilitation or family ties. In addition, drug violations may torpedo a person’s chances of obtaining a visa, a green card, or citizenship. When should a criminal defense attorney get an immigration attorney involved?
NACDL calls upon the federal and state governments to end the War on Drugs by declaring all drug use to be a health rather than a criminal problem and immediately repeal all laws criminalizing the possession, use and delivery of controlled substances. NACDL fights the discriminatory enforcement and disproportionate impact of drug laws on marginalized communities.
Forced Medication After United States v. Sell: Fighting a Client's 'War on Drugs'
Introduction to the Cannabis Justice Initiative, part of NACDL's Return to Freedom Project, presented by John Albanes, Legal Director of the Return to Freedom Project, NACDL; and Sarah Gersten, General Counsel and Executive Director of Last Prisoner Project
NACDL is working with partners to oppose drug trafficking homicide legislation in Arizona.
Op-Ed opposing Arizona House Bill 2021, which would create the crime of drug trafficking homicide. Published in the Arizona Capitol Times on March 2, 2022. By Jeremiah Goulka of the Health in Justice Action Lab.
NACDL is working with partners to advocate for drug defelonization in Arizona.
Fact sheet with talking points on why Arizona should defelonize drug and paraphernalia possession. Published by coalition of organizations including NACDL, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, ACLU Smart Justice Arizona, 4Tuscon, Just Communities Arizona, League of Women Voters of Arizona, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and Sonoran Prevention Works.
Amicus Brief filed by the Last Prisoner Project in the case of U.S. v. Scarmazzo urging the judge to grant compassionate release after he was sentenced to 21 years for operating a medical marijuna dispensary in California.
