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Attorney-client communications case law and legislation in Illinois
In The US Disctrict Courts For the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division: United States of America v. Daoud DEFENDANT’S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR NOTICE OF FISA AMENDMENTS ACT EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. §§ 1881e(a), 1806(c) MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT’S SURVEILLANCE AND INVESTIGATION OF DEFENDANT
In The Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County Department, Criminal Division: People of the State of Illinois v. Church, Chase & Betterly Memorandum of Law in Support of Joint Motion to Dismiss The Consitutionally Vague Terrorism Charges in The Indictment
Policies and rulings on lengthy imprisonment terms in Illinois.
Information on the policy and history of recording custodial interrogations in Illinois.
Illinois Restoration of Rights, Pardon, Expungement & Sealing
NACDL has been fighting in the Illinois courts since Feb. 2007 to secure access to data and other materials related to the Chicago Police Department’s controversial, taxpayer-funded report on lineups and eyewitness procedures. The report sets forth highly controversial, and widely criticized conclusions that current eyewitness procedures—those that use traditional line ups where all suspects stand in a room together—are more effective than new procedures used in other American cities to reduce errors that can lead to wrongful convictions.
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, Loyola Civitas Childlaw Clinic, et al., as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant (full list of amici in Appendix A to attached brief).
Brief of Amicus Curiae The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Contemnor-Appellant.
Reply brief on behalf of NACDL in NACDL v. Chicago Police Department and NACDL v. Chief of the Joliet Police Department (September 2, 2009)
Brief on behalf of NACDL requesting oral argument in NACDL v. Chicago Police Department and NACDL v. Chief of the Joliet Police Department (February 3, 2009)
Summary judgment in NACDL v. Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, Chief of the Evanston Police Department, and Director of the Illinois State Police (June 30, 2008)
FOIA Requests submitted on NACDL's behalf (July 31, 2006)
Opinion in favor of NACDL in summary judgment of NACDL v. Chicago Police Department and NACDL v. Chief of the Joliet Police Department (Ordered February 25, 2010)
Amicus Brief in NACDL v. Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department in support of NACDL (February 3, 2009)
