Amicus Briefs

NACDL files amicus briefs in federal and state courts across the nation in those cases that present issues of importance to criminal defendants, criminal defense lawyers, and/or the criminal legal system as a whole. NACDL is one of the most successful of the frequent amicus contributors to the nation’s state and federal courts, in part because NACDL draws upon the collected expertise of the nation’s criminal defense bar.

NACDL’s Amicus Program is managed by the Association’s Amicus Curiae Committee, which has been an important representative of NACDL—in the courts, in the media, and among other sectors of the legal community. In this section of the website, you will find digests and links to nearly 20 years of NACDL amicus briefs.

This mission statement and the accompanying protocols linked below were adopted by NACDL's Board of Directors on July 26, 2015. If you have any questions concerning the procedure by which to submit a request for amicus  support in your case, counsel for the party or parties may contact:

Monica Milton
Public Defense Counsel, NACDL
mmilton@nacdl.org

NACDL Amicus Curiae Committee Protocols, Mission Statement, and Roster

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    Tucker v. Idaho

    Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
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    Hewitt v. United States

    Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Cato Institute, Due Process Institute, FAMM, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioners.
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    Briscoe v. United States

    Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner
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    United States v. Shetty

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
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    Rivers v. Lumpkin

    Brief for Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
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    State of Minnesota v. Contreras-Sanchez

    Brief Amici Curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant
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    State v. Simons

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant’s Petition for Review
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    Jackson v. Florida

    Brief of Amici Curiae Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Public Defender Association, Advancing Real Change, Inc., Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, Craig Trocino, Esq., Death Penalty Focus, Florida Justice Institute, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ripley Whisenhunt, PLLC, Witness to Innocence, and the 8th Amendment Project
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    Simon v. San Francisco

    Amicus Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees
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    Downs v. State of Alaska

    Amicus Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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    Glossip v. Oklahoma

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
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    United States v. Rudolph

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Defendant-Appellant
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    United States v. Hohn

    Brief of Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant
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    Oregon v. Simons

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Electronic Frontier Foundation as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant’s Petition for Review
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    Neves v. Rhode Island

    Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, the Sentencing Project, the Gault Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Prison Policy Initiative in Support of Respondents Joao Neves, Keith Nunes, Pablo Ortega, and Mario Monteiro.

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