Criminal Law Checklist for Federal Legislators

As part of an ongoing, multi-front effort to rein in the burgeoning problem of overcriminalization, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), joined by the Heritage Foundation, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Washington Legal Foundation, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), released a Criminal Law Checklist for Federal Legislators. This checklist provides common sense guidance for legislators considering the introduction or passage of any criminal law on the federal level.