NACDL, in anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, reaffirms its commitment to seeing the noble ideal of Gideon put into practice. .........

NACDL calls upon Patrick Quinn, the Governor of the State of Illinois, to sign Senate Bill 3539 into law and abolish the death penalty in the State of Illinois.

NACDL urges state and local jurisdictions to refrain from passing a law similar to Arizona Senate Bill 1070 or any other law that targets individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin and endangers the protection of constitutional rights; ..........

NACDL supports legislation that would allow an acquitted defendant in a federal criminal case the opportunity to recover his or her attorney’s fees and expenses without a finding of government misconduct; and

IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that NACDL urges the United States Congress to swiftly and fully enact such legislation.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers authorizes a Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award, to be conferred according to the following guidelines. ............

NACDL calls upon Patrick Quinn, the Governor of the State of Illinois, to sign Senate Bill 3539 into law and abolish the death penalty in the State of Illinois.

NACDL adopts the attached model as its model legislation for reform of asset forfeiture laws.

NACDL calls upon all candidates for judicial office to refrain from personal attacks that undermine judicial independence, impugn the integrity of the judicial branch, or denigrate fundamental constitutional rights, and to pledge publicly to adhere to this request.

NACDL will seek to advance the measures and principles embodied in the model reform legislation.

The Committee proposes the following:

1. NACDL should allocate resources to establish an additional NACDL Death Penalty Counsel. This Counsel should, in collaboration with the National Consortium for Capital Defense Training, conduct the BJA-supported bring-your-own-case training and should also provide follow-up resource support to the defense teams after the trainings...............

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers hereby adopts the principle that law enforcement access to the content of private electronic communications should require a warrant supported by probable cause; ..........

NACDL makes the commitment to provide up to $45,000 for systemic litigation during the period of Fiscal Year 2012 through Fiscal Year 2014.

The NACDL will budget the sum of $15,000 as a line item for litigation for each of Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, and 2014. ...........

the following procedures shall govern the special election to be held at the NACDL Fall meeting in Las Vegas: ........

NACDL shall continue to provide expertise, consultation, and support to the military and civilian lawyers representing defendants who are charged in the military commissions at Guantanamo...