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NACDL is committed to enhancing the capacity of the criminal defense bar to safeguard fundamental constitutional rights.
NACDL harnesses the unique perspectives of NACDL members to advocate for policy and practice improvements in the criminal legal system.
NACDL envisions a society where all individuals receive fair, rational, and humane treatment within the criminal legal system.
NACDL’s mission is to serve as a leader, alongside diverse coalitions, in identifying and reforming flaws and inequities in the criminal legal system, and redressing systemic racism, and ensuring that its members and others in the criminal defense bar are fully equipped to serve all accused persons at the highest level.
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Information on lawsuits NACDL has filed in pursuit of preserving constitutional rights and transparency.
Order denying en banc review in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Order denying panel rehearing in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint filed by NACDL in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Department of Justice (Civil Action No. 2014-0269).
Government's notice of decision not to appeal in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Redacted excerpts of Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book unsealed in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
DC District Court order in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Amended opinion of the DC Circuit Court in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
DC Circuit Court opinion in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
NACDL reply brief in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Brief of UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital, and Electronic Frontier Foundation in Support of Appellant and Urging Reversal in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Brief of Amici Curiae The Constitution Project and The Innocence Project in Support of Appellant National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
Brief of Sixty-Three Law Professors as Amici Curiae in Support of the Appellant and Reversal in NACDL v. U.S. Dept. of Justice Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, FOIA lawsuit seeking Federal Criminal Discovery Blue Book
NACDL v. DOJ 2015 Joint Appendix
