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Board member and Legislative Committee co-chair Elisabeth Semel's written statement to the Senate Judiciary committee regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to protect and expand crime victims' rights (S.J.Res. 6, 1997) and its consequences for people accused of a crime.
Coalition letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership regarding applying the State Secrets Protection Act (S. 417, 2009) to maintain national security while ensuring proper due process.
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Innocence Project, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, The National Police Accountability Project, Center of the Administration of Criminal Law and NYU School of Law, Human Rights Defense Center, and New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee
