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Feb 23, 2026

Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyer Jean Faria Honored by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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...

Feb 23, 2026

Former Missouri State Public Defender Director Mary Fox Receives Champion of Public Defense Award from Nation's Criminal Defense Bar

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...

Feb 18, 2026

NACDL Launches National ‘Criminal Case Tracker’ as Federal Grand Juries and Trial Juries Rebel Against Prosecutorial Overreach 

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...

Jan 24, 2026

NACDL Statement on ICE Officers' Conduct and the Preservation of Due Process  

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 oversight, ...

Jan 20, 2026

Supreme Court Unanimously Curbs “Punishment Without End”: Restitution Declared a Criminal Penalty, Not a Civil Debt

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...

Dec 18, 2025

Statement on White House Cannabis Rescheduling Announcement: The Time for Full Decriminalization Is Now 

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...

Oct 15, 2025

Georgia Attorney and Advocate Rachel Holmes Receives the 2025 Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award From Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

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...

Oct 10, 2025

Nation’s Defense Bar Condemns Apparent Politicization of Justice in James Indictment

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...

Sep 26, 2025

Nation's Defense Bar Slams 'Trumped-up' Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey

Nation's Defense Bar Slams 'Trumped-up' Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey – Washington, DC (September 26, 2025) – The federal indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey, Jr. on two felony charges of making a ...

Sep 26, 2025

NACDL Blasts White House Attacks on Federal Judge Assigned to Comey Case

NACDL Blasts White House Attacks on Federal Judge Assigned to Comey Case – Washington, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) issued a sharp rebuke of the White House’s public criti...

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