State Criminal Justice Network - Legislative Update. 2017 State Legislative Victories Summary.

On April 30, 2014, NACDL launched a new online compendium on electronic recording of custodial interrogations. This new resource aims to assist lawyers, advocates, and members of the public interested in the electronic recording of interrogations. The compendium was compiled by NACDL member Thomas Sullivan, a partner at the law firm Jenner & Block in Chicago, Ill.

What events are NACDL affiliates hosting this month? Find out here.

Mariah Conner flourished in her factory job after leaving prison, and union members elected her vice president of the local union. But Conner did not know about 29 U.S.C. § 504(a), the federal employment ban for labor union leadership applicable to people with prior convictions like hers. Here is the good news: Individuals disqualified from union service may petition for an exemption. Federal defender Benton Martin explains how the process works and identifies potential pitfalls.

This month Robert Sanger reviews Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon.

This month Cara Wieneke reviews Profit and Punishment: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice by Tony Messenger.

This month Elizabeth Ramsey reviews Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal by Carissa Byrne Hessick.

Steven Epstein urges defense attorneys to be creative when planning, writing, and editing their motions. He identifies the trilogy that is fundamental to motion practice: the law, the facts, and the emotions that drive decisions.

Prya Murad introduces the 2024 class of Summer Law Fellows selected by the Diversity Committee.

Forensic DNA expert Tiffany Roy describes five common types of flawed forensic DNA testimony she encounters when she reviews transcripts of analysts’ testimony.

Judges repeatedly tell jurors not to search for case-relevant information on the internet. Some jurors are not complying, and the internet is playing an increasing and proactive role in courtrooms. While the internet is a formidable repository for information, it is also a source of misinformation. The authors offer suggestions to keep the internet from subverting justice.

The notion of liberatory love, which is rooted in empathy, understanding, and a commitment to social justice, holds the power to transform the way attorneys approach their work.

Lawyers must always keep their defense hats on to help identify the biases Generative AI may support and to implement creative safeguards to ensure the presumption of innocence is maintained in courtrooms.

Even as the United States comes to terms with the true motives of the government’s past policy regarding marijuana and even as some states undertake campaigns to legalize, racism still influences the policing of marijuana.

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