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Coalition letter to Congressional Judiciary Committees' leadership regarding a proposal to reopen the Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice, which it closed in 2018, to promote fairness and accessibility for all in the legal system. As proposed in the Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020 (S. 5060/H.R. 9018).
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellant and Urging Reversal.
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Stanford Law School Justice Advocacy Project in Support of Petition for Rehearing En Banc.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant David Newland.
