National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Presents Champion of Justice Award to Victor Sherman and Stanley Greenberg – Washington, DC (Feb 3, 2025) – Christopher Wellborn, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense L...
National Defense Bar Condemns Executive Order Removing Safe Housing, Healthcare, and Rape Protections for Trans Individuals Incarcerated in Federal Prisons – Washington, DC (Jan 22, 2025) –The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawy...
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Condemns Passage of the Laken Riley Act – Washington, DC (Jan 22, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) condemns the passage of the Laken Riley Act, a law which su...
NACDL President Chris Wellborn Celebrates President Biden's Clemency for Leonard Peltier – Washington, DC (Jan 20, 2025) – In a momentous act of justice, President Joseph R. Biden granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-...
NACDL Calls for Comprehensive Review of Unjust Convictions and Harsh Sentences in the Criminal Legal System – Washington, DC (Jan 20, 2025) – As President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order granting clemency to 1,500 pe...
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Commends President Biden’s Latest Clemency and Pardon Actions – Washington, DC (Jan 19, 2025) – President Biden made a bold and commendable use of his executive power in the last hour...
The Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Applauds President Biden’s Commutations for Individuals Serving Harsh Sentences for Drug Crimes – Washington, DC (Jan 17, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NAC...
Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Applauds President Biden’s Commutation of 37 Federal Death Row Sentences – Washington, DC (December 23, 2024) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) emphatically commends Presid...
NACDL and Indigenous Leaders Urge President Biden to Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier – Washington, DC (December 16, 2024) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Indigenous leaders has sent President Joseph R. Bide...
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Praises Biden Clemency Announcement, Calls for Further Action – Washington, DC (December 12, 2024) – In his latest act of clemency, President Biden has pardoned 39 individuals and commuted the s...
