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    Adopting Ethics Opinion on Plea Agreements Barring Collateral Attack

    National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers adopted Ethics Opinion 12-02
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    Ad Hoc Military Tribunals Committee Paper

    Ad Hoc Military Tribunals Committee Position Paper for the Board of Directors of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(fn 1)
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    Adopting a Report and Recommendations on Digital Searches

    NACDL adopts a report and recommendations on law enforcement searches of digital evidence.
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    Adopting Model Legislation on Discovery in Criminal Cases

    NACDL endorses model legislation to promote nationwide discovery reform and improve the fairness of criminal justice systems.
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    Adopting Model Legislation Regarding Drones

    The Board of Directors adopted model legislation to protect individual privacy against unwanted governmental intrusion through the use of drones
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    Adopting Recommendations to Strengthen Forensic Evidence and its Presentation in the Courtroom

    Position Statement on Forensic Science
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    Concerning Judicial Pay Legislation

    NACDL will urge Congress to speedily pass H.R. 3753 and S. 1638 to increase federal judicial compensation.

    *Approved by the Executive Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as consistent with action taken by the Board of Directors on February 24, 2007.

    To read NACDL's Letter to Senate and House Party and Judiciary Committee Leaders Regarding Federal Judicial Compensation, click here.

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    Calling for the Immediate Implementation of the First Step Act of 2018

    NACDL urges enactment of legislation to explicitly make all sentencing reform provisions of the First Step Act retroactive; to support commutation; and to support pro bono representation for inmates who might qualify for commutation pursuant to any systematic program announced by the Executive Branch.
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    Concerning Categorical Legislative Prohibitions of Defenses in Criminal Cases

    NACDL opposes categorical, legislative prohibition of specific defenses.
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    Concerning ICE in the Courthouse

    NACDL joins bar associations, legal services providers, policymakers, and judges in calling for an immediate and complete halt to the implementation of Directive Number 11072.1.
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    Concerning Public Defender Selection

    NACDL endorses principles regarding the selection, retention, and removal of public defender system leadership calling for independence, commitment to public defense, confronting racial bias, and consummate advocacy.
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    Concerning Public Defense Delivery Systems

    The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers deems that where warranted by the jurisdictional population needs and caseload, a proper public defense delivery system should comprise institutional offices of full-time attorney staff as well as meaningful participation of private attorneys with equal access to training and resources necessary to provide effective criminal defense.
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    Concerning Prison Privatization

    NACDL believes that private prison contracts must require the private prison, at a minimum, to meet all government regulations and requirements for the care, treatment and protections of inmates and to be fully transparent and to comply with any and all reporting requirements authorized by law.
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    Calling for an Independent Federal Public Defense Agency

    NACDL calls for the creation of an agency to oversee federal public defense that is wholly independent of the judiciary.
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    Concerning the 50th Anniversary of In Re Gault

    NACDL endorses the Gault at 50 Campaign and supports the following principles.