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Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
Brief of Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Board of Criminal Lawyers in Support of Defendant-Appellant John Wilson and Reversal.
DOJ has had mixed success in the prosecution of traders. Where is the dividing line between illegal activity and savvy trading? Susan Brune and Erin Dougherty review the major categories of recent prosecutions and highlight the key issues that have presented obstacles to conviction – and opportunities for the defense.
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Reversal.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Memorandum of Law Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants.
Brief for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners (in support of petition for writ of certiorari).
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc.
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“NACDL”) in Support of Defendants-Appellants and Reversal
Letter with the Heritage Foundation to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership regarding the redundancy of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) of 2009 (S. 386).
NACDL Board member Barry Pollack's written statement to the House Judiciary Committee regarding federal criminal fraud laws.
