Amicus Briefs Filed in 2013

The Amicus Curiae Committee’s mission is to provide amicus assistance on the federal and state level in those cases that present issues of importance to criminal defendants, criminal defense lawyers, and/or the criminal justice system as a whole. Membership in NACDL is not a prerequisite either for amicus assistance from the Committee, or for authorship of an NACDL amicus brief.

 

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Arizona v. Hon. Jane A. Butler and Tyler B.

Amici curiae brief of the Juvenile Law Center, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. (totaling 41 groups and individuals set forth in Appendix A to the brief) in support of real party in interest Tyler B.

Behanna v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioner's petition for writ of certiorari.

Burrage v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner and Urging Reversal.

Burt v. Titlow

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent.

California v. Gutierrez

Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al.as amici curiae on Behalf of Appellant (full list of amici in appendix to attached brief).

Carpenter v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for a Writ of Certiorari).

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Brown

Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Appellee (full list of amici in appendix to attached brief).

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Gelfgatt

Brief of Amicus Curiae filed by Daniel K. Gelb, Esquire and Daniel B. Garrie, Esquire to which National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers joins in support of defendant-appellant.

Commonwealth v. Moody

Amicus curiae brief of Jorge Areiza, Hector Dejesus Puerta, Alejandra Gomez, Darney Gomez-Mesa, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

County of Nevada v. Superior Court

Application of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and National Associat[ion] of Criminal Defense Lawyers to Appear as Amici Curiae on Behalf of Real Parties in Interest Pursuant to California Rule of Court, Rule 8.200(c), and Brief in Support of Real  Parties.

Falcon v. Florida

Brief of Juvenile Law Center, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, et al. as amici curiae on Behalf of Petitioners (full list of amici in appendix to attached brief).

Fernandez v. California

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, et al. v. National Security Agency, et al.

Brief of Amicus Curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Gathers and Mitchell v. United States

Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of appellants and urging reversal.

Heath v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Heien v. North Carolina

Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Hummel v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of movant.

Hunton v. Sinclair

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner-Appellant’s Petition for a Rehearing En Banc.

Kaley v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of petitioners.

Kansas v. Cheever

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent.

Maryland v. King

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers supporting Respondent.

Metrish v. Lancaster

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Respondent.

Navarette v. California

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Association of Federal Defenders as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners.

Obama v. Faidel Hussein Saleh Hentif

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of appellant.

Ohio v. Long

Brief of amicus curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of defendant-appellant.

People v. Owens

Brief of Amici curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar in Support of Petitioner.

People v. Ray

Brief of Amici curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Colorado Criminal Defense Bar in Support of Petitioner.

People v. Todd Johnson

Brief of Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant.

Poventud v. City of New York, et al.

Brief of the National and New York State Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in support of plaintiff-appellant and reversal.

Riley v. California

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of Petitioner.

Ring v. United States

Brief of Amici curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Rutherford Institute in Support of Petition for Certiorari.

Rosemond v. United States

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.

Salinas v. Texas

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in support of Petitioner.

Sekhar v. United States

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and The Cato Institute in support of petitioner and urging reversal.

United States v. Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant.

United States v. Apel

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of Respondent.

United States v. Blewett and Blewitt

Brief Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in support of defendants-appellants.

United States v. Castleman

Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent.

United States v. Cooper

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Suggesting Reversal.

United States v. Davila

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of Respondent.

United States v. Davis

Brief of Amici Curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc., Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

United States v. Graham and Jordan

Brief of Amici Curiae of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland, Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation & National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of defendants-appellants’ appeal seeking reversal.

United States v. Joseph Jones, Desmond Thurston & Antwuan Ball

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Association of Federal Defenders and the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital in support of appellants, urging reversal.

United States v. Kentucky Bar Association

Brief of Amicus curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legal Ethics Professors and Legal Ethics Practitioners In Support of Respondent.

United States v. King

Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of defendant-appellant’s petition for rehearing en banc and reversal of the district court’s judgment.

United States v. Newman and Chiasson

Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of Appellants.

United States v. Trudeau

Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in support of Appellant.

United States v. Young

Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in support of appellant.

White v. Woodall

Brief of Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Supporting Respondent.