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The Intersection of Race and Poverty: Challenging Debtors' Prisons presented by Nusrat Choudhury, Deputy Director, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Race Matters I: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice September 14-15, 2017 | Detroit, MI
NACDL President Lisa Wayne's letter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding proposed changes to the criminal code that would affect which and how crimes are punished, as addressed in the Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011 (H.R. 1823).
A coalition of national and local advocacy groups issued a call to state and local officials to stop rendering juvenile system fines and fee for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many families are already experiencing economic hardship, in addition to other suggested policy and legislative actions to reduce harm.
Coalition letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the effective assistance of counsel for those charged with misdemeanor offenses.
Amicus curiae brief of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petitioner, Southern Union Co.
Amicus curiae brief of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers supporting grant of the petition for certiorari.
