Adopting a Director and Leader Personal Conduct Policy

The Board unanimously adopted a Director and Leader Personal Conduct Policy.

Concerning Adoption of a Conspiracy Law Policy

NACDL adopts recommendations to reform flaws in criminal conspiracy law, and to calls for principled limits on the application of conspiracy law that recognize the inherent evidentiary, outcome reliability, and constitutional problems associated with all forms of conspiracy.

Concerning Mail Cover Surveillance

NACDL adopts a report and recommendations to address flaws through reform to the mail cover program.

Endorsing Trial Defense Guidelines for Representing a Child Facing a Possible Life Sentence

NACDL endorses the proposed Trial Defense Guidelines for Representing a Child Facing a Possible Life Sentence, and recommends that in any jurisdiction which permits the imposition of life sentences upon a child, the public and private defense bar should advocate to ensure that these standards are implemented and that the jurisdictions prosecuting those cases provide adequate resources to ensure compliance with these guidelines