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Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Foundation Of Texas, Inc., the Cato Institute and the Rutherford Institute As Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioner.
NACDL supports federal and state legislation to ensure defense access to CODIS for purposes of preparing a defense or petitioning for post-conviction relief or executive clemency.
The Board of Directors adopted recommended conditions on the use of familial DNA searches.
NACDL opposes the use of familial DNA searching
NACDL President Lawrence Goldman's letter to House Judiciary Committee chair Representative Jim Sensenbrenner regarding the Innocence Protection Act of 2001 (H.R. 912).
Barry Scheck, Professional and Conviction Integrity Programs: Why We Need Them, Why They Will Work, and Models for Creating Them, 31 Cardozo L. Rev. 2215. This is a work from the Cardozo Law Review Symposium New Perspectives on Brady and Other Disclosure Obligations: What Really Works? (2009).
NACDL past president Barry Scheck's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding using DNA testing to identify people wrongfully convicted or sentenced.
Testimony on behalf of NACDL to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, regarding oversight of FBI forensic labs.
Southern Center for Human Rights Director Stephen Bright’s written statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Innocence Protection Act of 2001 (H.R. 912).
NACDL Treasurer Barry Scheck's written statement to the House Government Reforms Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the effectiveness of state and federal agencies implementing DNA technologies.
President Barbara Bergman's letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Senator Jon Kyl's amendment to expand the CODIS database in relation to the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (S. 1197).
Criminal Bar Urges Va. to Notify Convicts Of Existence of DNA Evidence in 1973 to 1988 Case Files -- Washington, DC (August 5, 2008) – Virginia’s forensic laboratory system should notify people convicted during the years 1973 to 1988 that biological evidence in their cases has been found in the laboratory’s files that could be suitable for DNA analysis, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) said at its Annual Meeting Aug. 2.
Amicus curiae brief of the American Civil Liberties Union, Rutherford Institute and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of respondent.
A Message from NACDL President Lisa Wayne: Politics Killed Troy Davis Last Night - Washington, DC (Sept. 22, 2011) -- The death penalty is an emotional issue, of course. Strong feelings on both sides are genuine and understandable. What we know is, more than 75 percent of the death row inmates exonerated by DNA testing were convicted on the basis of eyewitness misidentification.
NACDL Second Vice President Scheck plays key role: Press conference to celebrate 100th DNA exoneration at San Diego Innocence Project conference - San Diego, CA (January 18, 2002) -- Post-conviction DNA-testing advocates from across the country will hold a press conference today at 5 p.m EST/2 p.m PST to announce the 100th exoneration of a prisoner by DNA testing. The press conference kicks off the annual National Innocence Projects Conference at California Western School of Law.
