NACDL Applauds U.S. Sentencing Commission Vote on Retroactive Reduction for Many Incarcerated Individuals – Washington, DC, (Aug. 25, 2023) – The nation’s criminal defense bar applauds the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s August 24 vot
NACDL Executive Director Lisa Monet Wayne Bestowed Colorado Criminal Defense Bar’s Lifetime Achievement Award – Denver, CO (May 12, 2023) – Lisa Monet Wayne, Executive Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NAC
James Willis Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Nation’s Defense Bar – Washington, DC (May 11, 2023) – Criminal defense attorney and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Past President (1974-75) James R. Wi
Nation’s Defense Bar Decries Louisiana Bill to Create a Crime of Approaching Within 25 Feet of an On-Duty Law Enforcement Officer – Washington, DC (May 4, 2023) – Approaching a police officer on duty who orders otherwise or simply being
Broad Coalition Launches to Restore the Constitutional Right to Trial – Twenty-four national organizations, impacted people, community leaders, organizers, and legal reform leaders created the End the Trial Penalty Coalition to end the coercive
NACDL Commends President Biden’s Commutations, Calls for Further Action – Washington, DC (April 28, 2023) – On April 28, President Biden commuted the sentences of 31 individuals convicted of drug offenses, including several for
NACDL President Calls Out Florida Prosecutor’s Office Memo on Seeking Tougher Penalties for Hispanic People as Racist and Unlawful – Washington, DC (April 23, 2023) – In the wake of Florida news reports about a policy statement
NACDL Remembers Past President Gerald S. Gold – Washington, DC (April 11, 2023) – Cleveland, Ohio attorney, member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and Past President (1977-1978) Gerald S. Gold&nb
Nation's Defense Bar Urges Caution in Wake of New York Indictment of Former President Trump – Washington, DC (March 30, 2023) – The Nation's Defense Bar urges caution in the wake of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg'
Statement from Public Defense Advocates Calling for Commitment to the Right to Counsel in Guam and Across All US States and Territories – Washington, DC (March 8, 2023) – We are on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court&rsqu
