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This training program will aid those working to defend persons accused of homicide in drug-related overdose deaths. Each section of the program focuses on a different aspect of these cases. CLE is not available for this program.
This presentation focuses on technology’s effect on the way Jurors receive and process information today. The presentation covers topics such as: demographics of today’s jury pool; knowing your jury; verbal persuasion techniques; effective creation of visual aids like PowerPoint and computer animations; AI’s effect on the law, and the law on admissibility when using visual aids.
An ongoing interactive webinar series regularly hosted by NACDL. Wednesdays at 2 pm ET / 11am PT. On this page, you can register for the series, volunteer as faculty, submit feedback, and watch past videos!
They call me a lady lawyer, a pretty sobriquet...for of course to be worthy of so dainty a title, I was bound to maintain a dainty manner as I browbeat my way through the marshes of ignorance and prejudice. - Clara Shortridge Folz
What strategies can defense lawyers use to challenge this new and invasive investigative technique?
In the digital age, law enforcement is savvy enough to pull information about your client’s online presence and use it against them. Getting this data and challenging it are skills every modern defense attorney needs. This webinar covers how social media evidence can and cannot be accessed, how it’s authenticated, and viable legal arguments to use and challenge it in your own cases.
To access this content, you will have to create an NACDL account and complete a short form. You will not have to purchase a membership.
Trial by Numbers Ted Vosk November 2010 48 Uncertainty in the Quest For Truth and Justice “All results for every forensic science method should indicate the uncertainty in the measurements that are made, and studies must be conducted that enable the estimation of those values.”1 On A
Nearly every case involves a cell phone or an online account. Laws on device and account searches are continuing to evolve, as courts reconsider old doctrines that do not fit with the realities of the digital age. Below, find sample motions on suppressing emails, passcodes, and other electronically stored information.
This webinar continues our discussion and training series on the criminalization of voting, highlighting voter prosecution issues in Texas and equipping defense attorneys interested in assisting individuals facing these charges with the necessary information, resources, and tools needed to provide an effective defense.
​​​​Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems are getting more sophisticated and more accessible to police. ALPRs can gather information about people and their movements, but police also use them creatively: creating associations between vehicles and identifying “suspicious” travel patterns.
This webinar from NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center explores ALPR systems, the cases affecting law on open roads, and how to challenge this evidence in your own case.
Co-hosted by NACDL and Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
This webinar continues our discussion and training series on the criminalization of voting, highlighting how defenders can best serve their clients, including how to assist individuals in navigating the various issues surrounding their voting rights.
The discussion covers how judges get nominated, including commissions, timelines, and the ABA process, among other things. Panelists also address specifically the considerations that NACDL attorneys should address to maximize odds of getting on the bench.
A cell phone’s location can be detected through cell site location information (CSLI) or global positioning system (GPS) data. CSLI refers to the information collected as a cell phone identifies its location to nearby cell towers.
The First Step Act revised the federal compassionate release statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A).