Latest DNA exoneration highlights need for recording of interrogations - Washington, DC (2002, exact date unknown) -- As the Innocence Project achieved its 110th DNA-related exoneration, that of Eddie Joe Lloyd in Michigan, who had confessed to a crime he did not commit, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Lawrence Goldman issued the following statement:

Courts should oversee deprivations of liberty, and oversight should be more than rubber stamp - Washington, DC (2002, exact date unknown) -- In response to concerns voiced by the court designated to hear cases under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that federal law enforcement officials misled the court on at least 75 occasions in requesting wiretaps or other electronic surveillance, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Lawrence Goldman issued the following statement:

John Ashcroft: His Criminal Justice Record and Views... - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- As Governor, advocated a drug control strategy that focused law enforcement efforts on casual drug users.

New York lawyers’ group has standing to challenge assigned counsel rates - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- A decision Wednesday by a trial court in New York constitutes a significant victory in the fight to improve the quality of representation for poor defendants in New York State, according to Marvin Schechter, co-chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Indigent Defense Committee.

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO PARDON - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers recognizes that the power to pardon, which is reserved to the president and the governors of the various states under the federal and state constitutions, is an essential safety valve to correct and relieve injustice, by allowing for the exercise of compassion; this power is guaranteed by those constitutions and should not be amended or abolished.

INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2001 SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- The Innocence Protection Act of 2001 is a carefully crafted package of criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing the risk that innocent persons may be executed. Most urgently, the bill would afford greater access to DNA testing by convicted offenders; and help States improve the quality of legal representation in capital cases.

Decision to prosecute in civilian court shows faith in system; indications of forum-shopping cause concern - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- In response to the Justice Department''s announcement of an indictment against Zacarias Moussaoui, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Irwin Schwartz issued the following statement:

Comments in opposition to Ashcroft order outline violations of First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers today filed comments in opposition to Attorney General John Ashcroft's order allowing monitoring of attorney-client communications in the Bureau of Prisons without court supervision.

Goldstein testifies of denied access to client, leading to government waste of time and resources - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- Federal authorities, in denying attorneys access to post-9/11 detainees, potentially tainted prosecutions of guilty suspects and missed opportunities to efficiently clear innocents, according to testimony by a past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers before the Senate Judiciary Committee today.

Caution, respect for rule of law urged in decision on forum for terrorist trials - Washington, DC (2001, exact date unknown) -- In response to President Bush's executive order authorizing military tribunals for trials of suspected terrorists, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Irwin Schwartz issued the following statement: