Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Applauds the Introduction of the Right to Trial Act – Washington, DC (June 3, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) applauds the introduction of the Right to Trial Ac...
NACDL Mourns the Passing of James R. Willis, Trailblazing Criminal Defense Pioneer and Association Leader – Washington, DC (May 5, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) mourns the passing of James R. Wi...
Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Condemns Federal Indictment of SPLC — Washington, DC (April 23, 2026) — The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) issued the following statement condemning the federal indictment of the So...
New Report from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Highlights Widespread Coercive Plea Bargaining in Connecticut – Washington, DC (March 26, 2026) – NACDL has released a report finding that criminal defendants across Connecticut are lo...
NACDL Condemns DOJ Proposal to Shield Its Own Attorneys from Independent Bar Oversight – Washington, DC (March 10, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) condemned a proposed Department of Justice rule that woul...
NACDL Denounces Federal Assault on Transgender Rights; Board Resolution Confronts New Prison Policies as Source of Cruelty and Institutional Chaos – Washington, DC (February 23, 2026) – The Board of Directors of the National Association of Cri...
Calvin Duncan, Criminal Legal Reform Advocate and Incoming Clerk of Criminal Court for Orleans Parish, Honored by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Washington, DC (February 23, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defe...
Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyer Jean Faria Honored by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – Washington, DC (February 23, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) honored Baton Rouge criminal defense...
Former Missouri State Public Defender Director Mary Fox Receives Champion of Public Defense Award from Nation's Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (February 23, 2026) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NAC...
NACDL Launches National ‘Criminal Case Tracker’ as Federal Grand Juries and Trial Juries Rebel Against Prosecutorial Overreach – Washington, DC (February 18, 2026) – Amid growing concerns about federal char...
