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Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellee Bruce Silva
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner
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.
Brief of the Due Process Institute and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner
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.
Brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner
Brief for Amicus Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent
Brief of Amici Curiae Due Process Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner-Appellant and Supporting Reversal
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants
Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Illinois, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Mr. Redmond and Mr. Molina
Brief of Amici Curiae the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
Brief Amici Curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant
