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    • Champion Article

    From the President: The 100-Year Journey from Conviction to Justice

    Michael Heiskell interviews a law school professor and former student who were part of a team that was instrumental in convincing the U.S. Army to overturn the 100-year-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers that stemmed from the Camp Logan riots.
    • Document

    From Courthouse Crusader to Hall of Famer: Heiskell's Journey for Justice

    Imagine a young Baylor Law School graduate, the first Black student to walk the halls of his institution, staring down a future in a system far from perfect. That's where Michael Heiskell's story begins, and it's a tale woven with threads of resilience, trailblazing, and a relentless pursuit of justice.
    • Champion Article

    From the President: Trying Times: When Defense Counsel Stand Against Coercive Plea Bargains

    That Pressure Almost All Defendants to Plead Guilty

    Criminal defense lawyers should think about how their representation changes depending upon whether the prosecutor’s evidence is overwhelming, whether they believe the client is guilty but the prosecutor’s case is shaky, or they believe the client is innocent of the charges.
    • Champion Article

    From the President: Dr. King Knew the Power of Redemption

    Issues that resonated in the 1950s – including the struggle for civil rights and racial justice – still occupy us today. One of the things that inspires us to continue fighting for justice is our confidence in the power of redemption.
    • News Release

    NACDL Report Demonstrates Impact of Tracking Police Misconduct, Urges Defenders to Join Movement

    NACDL Report Demonstrates Impact of Tracking Police Misconduct and Urges Every Defender to Join The Movement – Full Disclosure Project Report Marks Fifth Anniversary of the Police Killing of Anton Black – Washington, DC (Sept. 15) – A new National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) report demonstrates how defenders have transformed the legal system by tracking and exposing newly available police misconduct data. 

    • Champion Article

    From the President: Let’s End Our ‘Two-Tiered’ Criminal Legal System

    (But First, Let’s Define What This Means)

    The criminal legal system is broken and will remain so until those with power to effect change listen to the people who, for decades, have been marginalized, abused, and victimized by this financially segregated and socially biased system.
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 01/28/2023

    Statement from the Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar on the Killing of Tyre Nichols – Washington DC (Jan. 28, 2023) – In the wake of the brutal killing of Tyre Nichols at the hand of the Memphis police, NACDL leaders issued the following statements.
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 01/27/2023

    "Slavery by Another Name": Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Decries Louisiana’s Prisons, Which Force Individuals to Work at Hard Labor Past Their Release Dates – Washington, DC (Jan. 27, 2023) – The Justice Department recently released a blistering report on its investigation into the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) and their practice of violating the due process rights of incarcerated individuals sentenced to hard labor by overdetaining them for months beyond their scheduled release dates. 

    • News Release

    News Release ~ Michael Heiskell President

    Noted Fort Worth Attorney Michael Heiskell Installed as President of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (Aug.  7, 2023) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) swore in noted Fort Worth, Texas Attorney Michael “Mike” Heiskell as its 65th President at the Association’s annual meeting in Chicago.
    • Landing Page

    NACDL President's Page

    Michael P. Heiskell is the 65th President of NACDL. The President guides the Association for a one-year term.
    • Champion Article

    From the President: NACDL’s Task Force on Prosecutorial Accountability

    Many defense lawyers have experienced prosecutorial misconduct. In confronting the misconduct of prosecutors, defense lawyers must be up to the task of litigating it and making the necessary record to preserve it.
    • Document

    Statement to USSC on Proposed Guideline Amendments Related to Acquitted Conduct (February 2023)

    NACDL is pleased to see the U.S. Sentencing Commission proposing amendments the Sentencing Guidelines that seek to address the unfair practice of allowing acquitted conduct to be considered as relevant conduct under Sentencing Guideline Section 1B1.3.
    • News Release

    News Release ~ 09/15/2022

    Baylor Law Honors NACDL President Elect Michael Heiskell with Lawyer of the Year Award – Washington, DC (Sept. 15, 2022) – NACDL President Elect Michael Heiskell received Baylor School of Law's 2022 Lawyer of the Year Award at a ceremony on September 15 at the Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, TX. The law school presents the annual award to an outstanding alumnus who has brought honor and distinction to the Law School and to the legal profession.