Amicus Briefs

NACDL files amicus briefs in federal and state courts across the nation in those cases that present issues of importance to criminal defendants, criminal defense lawyers, and/or the criminal legal system as a whole. NACDL is one of the most successful of the frequent amicus contributors to the nation’s state and federal courts, in part because NACDL draws upon the collected expertise of the nation’s criminal defense bar.

NACDL’s Amicus Program is managed by the Association’s Amicus Curiae Committee, which has been an important representative of NACDL—in the courts, in the media, and among other sectors of the legal community. In this section of the website, you will find digests and links to nearly 20 years of NACDL amicus briefs.

This mission statement and the accompanying protocols linked below were adopted by NACDL's Board of Directors on July 26, 2015. If you have any questions concerning the procedure by which to submit a request for amicus  support in your case, counsel for the party or parties may contact:

Vanessa Antoun
Senior Resource Counsel, NACDL
vantoun@nacdl.org
202-465-7663

NACDL Amicus Curiae Committee Mission Statement

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  1. Alasaad v. Wolf

    Corrected Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees and Affirmance.

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    Edwards v. Vannoy

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner.
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    Ortega Campoverde v. Warden, York County Prison et al.

    Brief of Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices in Support of Appellant Julio Cesar Ortega Campoverde.
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    Van Buren v. United States

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner. 
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    Taylor Lohmeyer Law Firm v. United States

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant (in support of petition for rehearing en banc).
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    Gonzalez v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Brief of National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Immigration Clinic, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Defender Association, Brooklyn Defender Services, Bronx Defenders, and Immigrant Defense Project as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellees and Cross-Appellants Gerardo Gonzalez, et al.
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    Jones v. Mississippi

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mississippi Office of the State Public Defender, and Mississippi Public Defenders Association In Support of Petitioner.
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    State v. Booker

    Brief of the National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant.
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    United States v. Flynn

    Amicus Curiae Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendant.
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    Attorney General Maura Healey v. Facebook, Inc.

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent-Appellant Facebook.
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    United States v. Raia

    Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and FAMM in Support of Defendant/Appellee’s Petition for Rehearing and/or Rehearing En Banc.
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    United States v. Jackson

    Brief of Amici Curiae the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Due Process Institute, R Street Institute, and Americans for Prosperity Foundation in Support of Defendant/Cross-Appellee.
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    Vermont v. Sanville

    Memorandum of Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Vermont.
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    TCDLA, et al. v. Abbott

    Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiff
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    United States v. Collazo

     Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Defendants-Appellants.

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