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The nation’s criminal defense bar association & liberty's last champion since 1958. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) envisions a society where all accused of crimes receive fair, rational, and humane treatment. linktr.ee/NACDL
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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"In my more lucid moments I knew that I had to change, but I didn’t think it was possible. Furthermore, I didn't know how to start. Then one day, at age 30, I did the most benign-seeming thing that changed everything: I quit drinking soda."
I Changed My Violent Prison Life in a Random Way: I Quit Drinking Soda
This simple act of self-denial forced me to admit that a major source of my life’s problems was my lack of self-discipline.
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Post 1 of 5 We launched. And news coverage is already coming. Courthouse News Service covers our report, Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI. The bottom line: defenders have an ethical duty to learn these tools. Here's why it's urgent. 🧵 courthousenews.com/defense-atto...
Defense attorneys urged to cautiously adopt AI to match prosecution
While the industry has begun shaping its own AI tools to assist in administrative and research tasks, certain products still fall victim to “hallucinations” and thus each step requires human overview.
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Post 1 of 3 AI is already in the courtroom. Prosecutors use it. Police use it. The real question is whether the defense keeps pace. Our new white paper makes the case: using AI well is now part of a defender's ethical duty. www.nacdl.org/ParityInPrac...
NACDL - Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) presents both opportunities and risks for criminal defense lawyers. This white paper provides a framework for ethical and practical AI use across all types of c...
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NEW: In his speech attacking elections, Trump ordered the FBI to reopen an investigation into long-debunked anti-voting claims against a voter registration drive in Michigan in the lead-up to the 2020 election. But authorities have said it didn't lead to a single fraudulent vote being cast.
Michigan election fraud cited in Trump speech had no impact on votes
Michigan’s chief election official said Trump's claims were “long-debunked and baseless.”
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NACDL@nacdl.org · 3w agoThe President speaks tonight at 9 PM ET, and new federal voting restrictions are expected. Before a word is said, the nation's criminal defense lawyers are on record: whatever gets announced, four things will still be true when the speech ends. 🧵
The President speaks tonight at 9 PM ET, and new federal voting restrictions are expected. Before a word is said, the nation's criminal defense lawyers are on record: whatever gets announced, four things will still be true when the speech ends. 🧵
Jailhouse informants are a leading cause of wrongful convictions, prompting some states to regulate their use. Journalist @pamelacolloff.bsky.social argues these new safeguards are not enough—we also need to review the old cases. Read the latest from @postopinions.bsky.social: wapo.st/4534jS6
Opinion | He had an incentive to lie. Then he testified in 37 cases.
Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?
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TODAY at 2 PM ET: Police now need a warrant to pull your location history. Co-counsel Michael Price of NACDL's Fourth Amendment Center unpacks the 6-3 Chatrie ruling with Martha Minow and Paul Ohm. Free on Zoom. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This was such an important victory, my hat's off to the remarkable advocates who won and contributed to this historic win.
NACDL@nacdl.org · 3w agoA Kentucky city is tearing out its surveillance cameras. Two weeks ago, @NACDL.org helped win a Supreme Court ruling that pulling people's digital location data is a search under the Fourth Amendment. Newport read that decision and pulled the plug. 🧵
A Kentucky city is tearing out its surveillance cameras. Two weeks ago, @NACDL.org helped win a Supreme Court ruling that pulling people's digital location data is a search under the Fourth Amendment. Newport read that decision and pulled the plug. 🧵
Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky just named Chatrie v. United States one of the Supreme Court's biggest surprises this term. @NACDL.org served as counsel for Okello Chatrie from the first suppression motion in 2019 all the way through the Supreme Court. 🧵
The Fourth Amendment Center at @NACDL.org helped to secure a major win for privacy in the U.S. Supreme Court! The Court ruled in Chatrie v. United States that you have a privacy interest in your data, even if it is held in the cloud by a tech company.
❗️FBI is reaching out to people who were previously arrested by NJSP during protests outside Delaney Hall. Some have received phone calls or door knocks. National Lawyers Guild is spreading an advisory for people to contact their hotline if feds come knocking:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the court’s conservative majority for a ruling that “debases the democratic process” by allowing Alabama to use a congressional map that the justices had previously found intentionally discriminated against Black voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘It debases the democratic process’: Sotomayor slams Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling
She said the court's conservative majority disregarded "both democratic values and the rule of law" through the ruling.
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What an important initiative! The pressures put on innocent people to take the deal are intense and often unfair.
NACDL@nacdl.org · 2mo ago1/7 🧵 NACDL applauds the introduction of the Right to Trial Act (H.R. 9095) — bipartisan legislation to end the corrosive plea-bargaining practices that have virtually eliminated jury trials in the U.S.
🚨NEW: 3.5 million people are on probation or parole in the U.S. That's more than 1.5x the number of people locked up, making community supervision the leading form of correctional control. How did we get here? New data reveal how probation & parole have changed over time 🧵
1/7 🧵 NACDL applauds the introduction of the Right to Trial Act (H.R. 9095) — bipartisan legislation to end the corrosive plea-bargaining practices that have virtually eliminated jury trials in the U.S.
This Second Chance Month, help someone clear their record. Volunteer at @nacdl.org's free expungement clinic on May 7 from 4 - 7 p.m. DM me to sign-up.
We’re heading to Morehouse School of Medicine on May 22-23 for a first-of-its-kind training with @nacdl.org. We're bringing defense attorneys and clinicians together to navigate the rise in criminalization of pregnancy outcomes and protect patients in Georgia. RSVP: tinyurl.com/NACDLGATraining
1/3 🏛️ NACDL mourns the loss of James R. Willis (1933-2026), a true titan of the criminal defense bar and the association's first Black president (1974-75). His career was a masterclass in courage and dedication to the Constitution.
New Mexico's entire CJA panel told Chief Judge Gonzales they're refusing to take cases until they are fully funded. That means everyone: defense attorneys, experts, investigators, social workers, and paralegals The CJA panel is equivalent to contract public defenders in State systems 👀 @nacdl.org
Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · 9mo ago"The right to a defense is one of the bedrock principles of this country…” and “the shutdown has unquestionably impeded defendant’s right to counsel” CJA panel attorneys haven't been paid since July & federal defenders are now working for free Reports @krqe.com www.krqe.com/news/crime/f...
Jury denies federal prosecutor's charge of assault with a deli weapon ⚖️ www.courthousenews.com/jury-finds-d...
Jury finds DC ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of misdemeanor assault
Sean Dunn became an icon of resistance against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover in Washington with Banksy-like images depicting Dunn throwing his sandwich popping up across the city.
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Speaker Johnson defends fed agents' targeting of clergy & peaceful protesters. Contrary to the videotape, he accuses demonstrators of assaulting ICE officers -- some of whom were standing on a rooftop as they fired projectiles at the face of a clergy member. courthousenews.com/johnson-doub...
Johnson doubles down on defense of federal agents targeting clergy, protesters
The House speaker has repeatedly denied that immigration agents and federal law enforcement have used excessive force against demonstrators — including several faith leaders — in Chicago and Portland.
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The latest episode of my podcast Collateral Damage is now live. It looks at the beautiful life and outrageous death of Peter McWilliams. A quick 🧵. theintercept.com/2025/10/29/c...
Episode Four: Criminalizing Care
The remarkable life and cruel death of Peter McWilliams, an AIDS and cancer patient who played a critical role in the legalization of medical marijuana.
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