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Digital data and privacy resources relating to the criminalization of pregnancy and reproductive health.
NACDL is providing resources regarding the Criminalization of Pregnancy and Reproductive Health to the criminal defense community. Resources are provided without warranty or guarantee. Please consult the laws and rules of your state and local authorities. Please log in to access them. Membership is NOT required.
To identify criminal suspects, law enforcement officers are turning increasingly to reverse search warrants, such as geofence warrants and keyword search warrants. This trend presents novel challenges to the Fourth Amendment and privacy rights in the United States.
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.
With an increasing number of police departments across the country turning to unregulated, untested, and flawed facial recognition technology to identify suspects, it is vital defenders understand the technology, its limitations, and how to challenge its use in their cases.
20th Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference August 18-20, 2021 | Held Virtually
Hear from members of NACDL’s Women in Criminal Defense Committee as they highlight the report’s key findings and the impact of these laws on our criminal legal system.
The expected prosecutions as a result of the Dobbs decision are bearing down on a system already overwhelmed post-COVID. Because of the promise of arrests for those traveling interstate seeking services, defense attorneys may feel an impact even if they do not practice in an abortion-restrictive jurisdiction.
This Report outlines current legal statutes that criminalize abortion and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on laws to prosecute and incarcerate those providing, receiving, or assisting with abortions. It details the risk that, without protections provided by Roe v. Wade, many states can and will continue to pass laws that further inflame the national crisis of overcriminalization and mass incarceration. [Released August 2021]
Conspiracy, RICO, and accomplice liability resources relating to the criminalization of pregnancy and reproductive health.
Experienced litigators discuss RICO and conspiracy charges, accomplice liability and related issues in defending pregnancy-related prosecutions in a post-Dobbs environment.
Gain a better understanding of the issues and the science surrounding pregnancy-related prosecutions from criminal defense, medical, and reproductive justice experts.
Jurisdiction and extradition resources relating to the criminalization of pregnancy and reproductive health.
Medical information relating to the criminalization of pregnancy and reproductive health.
