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Comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines.
Comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission on the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing ("CAN-SPAM") Act of 2003.
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Fair Sentencing Act.
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding proposed 1997 Amendments.
Letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission regarding the economic crime package and other proposed amendments.
Comments to the U.S. Sentencing Commission on proposed 1997 Emergency Amendments.
Brief of Amici Curiae Due Process institute, Cato Institute, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Rutherford Institute, District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and Law Professors in Support Petition for a Writ of Certiorari.
A Champion article on the role of cognitive bias and its influence on forensic evidence, and what a defense attorney should consider in the interpretation of evidence.
USA Court of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit: USA v. Richardson; Court holds the district erred in admitting evidence of a prior conviction for sentencing enhancement.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of the petition for certiorari.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Federal Defenders in support of Petitioner.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (on Petition for Writ of Certiorari).
