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Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc.
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“NACDL”) in Support of Defendants-Appellants and Reversal
Brief for Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant.
Second Circuit Decision to Vacate and Remand Based on Sentence Higher than Guidelines for Illegal Reentry into the United States
Testimonial co-defendant statement (Crawford hearsay) issues; perjury by government expert witness; more.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant on rehearing en banc.
Brief for Amici Curiae the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation in Support of Plaintiff-Appellant Alexina Simon.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation in support of plaintiff-appellant.
Memorandum of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae In Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment.
Brief for the New York Council of Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant's Petition for Rehearing En Banc.
Brief for the New York Council of Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant's Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc.
Brief for Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Innocence Network, and Innocence Project in Support of Appellant and Reversal.
Joint amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss in Abidor v. Napolitano.
Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
