NACDL News: Benjamin Testifies at Inaugural Hearing of Overcriminalization Task Force

The inaugural hearing of the first Congressional Task Force on Overcriminalization was held on June 14 before a standing room only crowd and broadcast live via the Internet. Four witnesses testified (pictured right to left above): Steven D. Benjamin, NACDL president; John Malcolm, Rule of Law Programs policy director, the Heritage Foundation; William N. Shepherd, chair, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association; and the Honorable George Terwilliger, III, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.