NACDL’s Weekly Podcast, “The Criminal Docket”
This week, we explore the Crisis of Overcriminalization in America with Harvey Silverglate, a criminal defense and civil liberties litigator, an NACDL member, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and author of the book Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent. We also speak with Mary Price, an NACDL member who is the Vice President and General Counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, or FAMM.
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Inside the Forensics Lab Webcast
NACDL will present a new Webcast “Going Behind the Lab Report and Into the Forensics Lab: What the Labs Don't Want You to Know” on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 12:30pm ET.
Presented by chemist and Certified Quality Auditor Janine Arvizu, the program will address the systematic forensic lab deficiencies as defined in the 2009 NAS Report “A Path Forward” to explain why data users should not blindly accept a laboratory’s reported results on blind faith. Arvizu will provide you with 10 essential steps to take in every case involving evidence subjected to a laboratory.
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F. Lee Bailey to Headline NACDL Conference
NACDL and NCDD’s upcoming 16th Annual “DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity” seminar in Las Vegas entitled “Getting the ‘Not Guilty’ Vote” will feature F. Lee Bailey, William ‘Bubba’ Head, and W. Troy McKinney amongst many others. For additional information about the seminar, or to register, please visit: www.nacdl.org/meetings.
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Nominate Advocate for Criminal Justice Award
The Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award recognizes an individual or group whose exceptional efforts have led to positive changes to reform a state criminal justice system. Click here for award information and guidelines.
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NACDL to Host Healthcare Fraud Discussion
On Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 5:00 P.M. EST, NACDL will host a 2-hour White Collar program on “Protecting Your Client’s Health: The Criminal, Civil and Administrative Consequences of the Anti-Kickback Statute.” The panel discussion will be held at NACDL Headquarters at no cost for those in the DC Metro area. It will also be available via a LIVE Webcast for those who cannot attend. The panel will cover dissection of the enforcement landscape and recent trends, the nuts and bolts of defending against kickback allegations, and preventing and addressing industry exclusion.
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NACDL Edge: Now for iPhone and Android
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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has launched its free mobile app, NACDL Edge. With this app, "Liberty's Last Champion"™ keeps you on the leading edge of criminal defense news of interest and continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities. NACDL members can also search our Member-to-Member Directory, read the latest issue of The Champion, and access the Experts Database
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Senate Introduces Discovery Reform Legislation
Washington, DC (March 15, 2012) – Leading U.S. Senators today introduced bipartisan legislation to bring about sensible discovery reform in criminal prosecutions. The bill is entitled the “Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012.” Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Senator Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) are the lead sponsors who introduced the legislation, which can be found here.
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