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Testimony of Chief Judge Patti B. Saris Chair, United States Sentencing Commission For the Hearing on “Agency Perspectives” Before the Over-Criminalization Task Force of the Committee on the Judiciary United States House of Representatives
NACDL President Jim Lavine's written statement to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines, particularly in relation to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (S. 1789).
NACDL President Jim Lavine's written statement to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding amending the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (S. 1789) to apply retroactively to maintain fairness in sentencing application.
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines.
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Fair Sentencing Act.
Brief of Retired Federal Judges, Former Federal Prosecutors, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
Brief of the Federal Public and Community Defenders for the Judicial Districts of the Sixth Circuit and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Reversal.
Coalition letter to House and Senate Judiciary Committee leadership and Congressional leadership regarding the sentencing and racial disparities between crack and powder cocaine offenses, as addressed in the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act (S. 79 / H.R. 1693, 2021).
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
NACDL Executive Director Norman Reimer's written statement to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding implementation of the First Step Act of 2018 (S. 756). Accompanied by NACDL's FOIA request to the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs regarding the risk and needs assessment tool DOJ will create for such implementation.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Federal Defenders in support of petititoners.
Brief Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in support of defendants-appellants.
