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A Crisis in Our Courts: Why Federal Public Defense Needs Our Immediate Attention – DC Journal - InsideSources The government ran out of money to pay for justice. That's the stark reality that federal public defense lawyers across the country are facing. With

Birrell & Wayne conclude that when we "shortchange defenders, we are not just failing lawyers; we are failing the American promise of fair trials." To prevent this, they urge Congress to fully fund public defense as a "constitutional imperative." Read the op-ed:
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Reginald Darby, Federal Legislative Director of the Clean Slate Initiative with NACDL Executive Director Lisa M. Wayne near the Capitol on April 30, 2025 -- the last day of Second Chances Month

🗽@NACDL.org joined with partners in DC on April 30 -- the last day of Second Chances Month -- to celebrate the reintroduction of the Clean Slate Act and the Fresh Start Act, bipartisan federal bills to expand access to second chances.

1/4 Check out the amici brief filed by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (@NACDLorg) and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers in Perkins Coie v. DOJ. It's a powerful statement in support of Perkins Coie's motion for summary judgment. www.nacdl.org/brief/Perkin...

NACDL - News Release ~ Erosion of Due Process in Deportations NACDL Condemns Attack on Judge and Erosion of Due Process in Deportation of Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members – Washington, DC (March 18, 2025) –The National Association of Criminal Defense ...

🧵 Nation's Criminal Defense Bar (@NACDL.org) Condemns Attack on Judge Boasberg and Erosion of Due Process in Deportation of Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members

NACDL expresses concern regarding deportations of Venezuelans accused of gang membership without a hearing.
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On Gideon's anniversary, we urge the President to uphold every American's right to choose effective representation when faced with government action.

As John Adams stated, the right to trial by jury is "the heart and lungs of democracy." Without representation, this right is rendered meaningless. Therefore, in defense of democracy, liberty, and the Constitution, we champion the right to representation.

The right to representation within the criminal legal system safeguards the boundary between state power and individual liberty, a reality President Trump has experienced through his repeated use of representation over the past decade.

These protections were embedded to ensure we could exercise our liberties as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.

The Constitution's framers enshrined freedom of speech to facilitate democracy, and the rights to representation and confrontation to protect against arbitrary state power—an experience they knew firsthand with the King, said NACDL ED Lisa Wayne.

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Nation’s Defense Bar Concerned Over Actions Against Covington & Burling, Citing Right to Counsel

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) expresses its deep concern regarding the recent actions taken against Covington & Burling,

DOJ 'on the edge of a full-scale revolt' over Trump appointee's threats: legal expert The resignation of the acting U.S. attorney representing the Southern District of New York, followed by several of her colleagues also walking, over demands and threats from the top DOJ officials to d...

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It will take more than a few AUSA’s who resign before this path changes course.

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"As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch," Buttigieg said.

"As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch," Buttigieg said.

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In the 11th hour. Mr. Peltier will not die in prison.

“We are elated for those whose sentences were commuted and their families, but well aware that our system of over-policing, over-charging, and over-sentencing continues to disproportionately harm Black and brown communities,” said NACDL President Christopher Wellborn.

“Even as critical sentencing reforms have passed, we have watched as individuals languish in prison for charges which would now result in much lower sentences,” said @nacdl.org Executive Director Lisa Wayne (@justicedragon.bsky.social).

Individuals have languished in prison for charges which today would result in much lower sentences. President Biden has set a record for the most presidential pardons and commutations in U.S. history. A result of the continued impact of America’s cruel and racist war on drugs.

Hi Kate. It is the state constitution. Many states, like Colorado have voted it out if their Constitution. Unfortunately, we did not in California.

Firefighter brigade of Mexicans has joined the effort to contain the flames in Los Angeles.

Due To “Slavery Clause,” 30% Of LA Fires Are Being Fought By Inmates. Doing the right thing or is it right?

Do we care enough?

“We are grateful to President Biden for taking a stand against the death penalty,” said NACDL Executive Director Lisa Wayne (@justicedragon.bsky.social). “The death penalty is a stain on our criminal legal system. We are deeply concerned by President Trump’s promise to resume federal executions.

🧵Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), the Senate’s only former federal public defender, joined by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), introduced the Federal Public Defense Commission Act, which would address structural concerns in the federal public defense system.