NACDL:

1. Urges that the Massachusetts Legislature grant the necessary funds to adequately sustain the right to counsel in each and every fiscal year.

2. Encourages each assigned attorney to determine individually whether to continue to accept cases as his/her conscience dictates, consistent with ethical obligations, applicable law and with respect for the constitutional right of counsel. 

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL):

1. Recognizes that it is a constitutionally mandated state obligation to fully fund any and all programs necessary to promulgate the effective assistance of the right to counsel consistent with the dictates of Gideon v. Wainwright. .....

NACDL adopts the Virginia Indigent Defense Coalition's Standards of Justice.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposes the creation of a population-wide DNA database and the use of DNA dragnets;

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposes the expansion of DNA database laws to require inclusion of DNA profiles from individuals convicted of misdemeanors, juvenile offenders, and arrestees..........

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposes the use of John Doe DNA warrants or indictments because those charged in such a manner could be seriously hampered in their ability to mount an effective defense.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposes the abolition and extension of statutes of limitations.

NACDL demands that “60 Minutes” correct the record by presenting another segment that fully airs and devotes time to a complete exposition of Judge Pickering’s record and offers time for a rebuttal of the claims presented in the March 28 broadcast.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers takes the position that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines violate the 6th Amendment jury-trial guarantee and the 5th Amendment due process right to proof beyond a reasonable doubt, as enunciated in Apprendi v. New Jersey and Blakely v. Washington, and this position will be reflected in amicus curiae briefs filed on behalf of the Association; ............