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
NACDL Statement on ICE Officers' Conduct and the Preservation of Due Process  – Washington, DC (January 24, 2026) – In response to mounting concerns regarding federal enforcement interactions and the necessity of rigorous
Supreme Court Unanimously Curbs "Punishment Without End": Restitution Declared a Criminal Penalty, Not a Civil Debt — Washington, DC (January 20, 2026) — In a landmark 9-0 ruling on January 20, the Supreme Court of the United States curbed the
Statement on White House Cannabis Rescheduling Announcement: The Time for Full Decriminalization Is Now – Washington, DC (December 18, 2025) – President Trump has signed an executive order to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana from Sc
Nation’s Defense Bar Condemns Apparent Politicization of Justice in James Indictment – Washington, D.C. (Oct. 10, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) unequivocally condemns the federal indictmen
Georgia Attorney and Advocate Rachel Holmes Receives the 2025 Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award From Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar – Washington, DC (Oct. 15, 2025) – Rachel Holmes, Managing Attorney at the Georgia Justice P
