May 27, 2010, Written Statement of NACDL President Cynthia Hujar Orr Before the United States Sentencing Commission on "Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Provisions Under Federal Law."

May 11, 2010, NACDL Letter to Representative Carnahan in Support for the "Universal Access to Methamphetamine Treatment Act"

April 27, 2010, NACDL Letter to Senator Feinstein on Compensation for the Federal Judiciary (S. 2725)

March 17, 2010, Written Statement of NACDL President Cynthia Hujar Orr; Mark Allenbaugh and Mark Rankin, Sentencing Committee; and Blair Brown, White Collar Crime Section; Before the United States Sentencing Commission on "Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines and Issues for Comment."

February 25, 2010, National Security Coalition Letter Opposing Any Motion to Recommit on the Intelligence Bill (HR 2701) That Would Bar Prosecution of Some Terrorism Defendants in Federal Criminal Court

February 24, 2010, Written Statement of NACDL President Cynthia Hujar Orr Before the Maryland General Assembly, Judicial Proceedings Committee on "Senate Bill 97 Maryland Public Defense Oversight Commission"

February 19, 2010, National Security Coalition Letter Opposing S 2977, Which Would Bar Prosecution of Some Terrorism Defendants in Federal Criminal Courts

December 16, 2009, Written Statement from NACDL and The Sentencing Project to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law regarding United States Compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

December 10, 2009, Written Statement of Tova Indritz Before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, on H.R. 1924 The "Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009"

December 10, 2009, Written Statement of Norman L. Reimer Before the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, on "Examining the State of Judicial Recusals after Caperton v. A.T. Massey."

November 17, 2009, National Security Coalition Letter to Oppose Inhofe Amendment (SA 2774) and DeMint Amendment (SA 2779)

November 4, 2009, National Security Coalition Letter to Oppose Senate Amendment Barring Prosecutions in Federal Criminal Courts (SA 2669)

October 30, 2009 NACDL Letter on S. 569, the "Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act."

October 29, 2009, National Security Coalition Letter in Support of the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009 (HR 3845)

September 30, 2009, National Security Coalition Letter in Support of Amendments to the Reauthorization of the Patriot Act (S. 1686).

September 9, 2009, Written Statement of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States"

August 21, 2009, National Security Coalition Letter on Revisions to the Military Commissions Act in the Senate-Passed Version of the National Defense Authorization Act

July 28, 2009, Letter to House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 3245, the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act."

July 22, 2009, Written Statement of President John Wesley Hall Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on "Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-Federalization of Criminal Law"

June 25, 2009, Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on Deferred Prosecution Agreements and Non-Prosecution Agreements

June 10, 2009, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of the “National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009” (S. 714)

June 9, 2009, Letter from President John Wesley Hall to House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security in support of H.R. 2289, the "Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009"

June 4, 2009, Written Statement of President John Wesley Hall Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on "Indigent Representation: A Growing National Crisis"

May 21, 2009, Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Investigate Domestic Surveillance Laws

May 20, 2009, Coalition Letter in Support of the State Secrets Protection Act (S 417)

May 19, 2009, NACDL Letter of Support for the Equal Justice for Our Military Act (HR 569, S 357)

April 29, 2009, Written Statement of President John Wesley Hall Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs on Restoring Fairness to Federal Sentencing: Addressing the Crack-Powder Sentencing Disparity

April 21, 2009, Letter to House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 265, the "Drug Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act" and H.R. 1459, the "Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act"

April 21, 2009, Letter to Senate in Support of the Elimination of the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity

April 15, 2009, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leaders in support of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention Act (JJDPA)

April 1, 2009, Written Statement of Barry Pollack Before the House Judiciary Committee on Proposals to Fight Fraud and Protect Taxpayers

March 26, 2009, Written Statement of President John Wesley Hall Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on the Representation of Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases

March 24, 2009, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Ranking Member on Possible Amendments to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection Act Increasing the Number of Youth Tried in Adult Court

March 23, 2009, Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act: Barriers to Timely Compliance by States

March 2, 2009, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee regarding Federal Reporters' Shield Legislation

March 2, 2009, Letter to House Judiciary Committee regarding Federal Reporters' Shield Legislation

February 26, 2009, Letter From NACDL and the Heritage Foundation to Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act

February 11, 2009, Letter From NACDL and the Heritage Foundation to Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act

September 12, 2008, Letter from Tova Indritz to Senate Sponsors of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008

September 12, 2008, Letter from Tova Indritz to House Sponsors of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008

April 3, 2008, Testimony of David B. Smith Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on Legislative Proposals to Amend Federal Restitution Laws

February 12, 2008, Written Statement of President Carmen Hernandez before Senate Judiciary Committee on Federal Cocaine Sentencing Laws

February 5, 2008, Letter to Senate in Support of The Drug Sentencing Reform And Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act

February 5, 2008, Letter to House of Representatives in Support of The Drug Sentencing Reform And Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act

January 30, 2008, Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of S. 2450 and Proposed Rule of Evidence 502

January 16, 2008, Letter to House of Representatives in Support of the Youth PROMISE Act

January 15, 2008 Letter to Senate and House Party and Judiciary Leaders Regarding Federal Judicial Compensation Legislation

May 23, 2007 Written Statement of President Martin Pinales--Rising Crime in the United States

March 12, 2007 Letter to Senate and House Appropriations Committee Leaders Regarding Federal Judicial Compensation

December 14, 2005 Letter to Congress Regarding H.R. 4437 (Border Protection, Anti-terrorism , and Illegal Immigration)

November 9, 2005 Written Statement of President Barbara Bergman- Regarding Cameras in the Courtroom

September 23, 2005 Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee members opposing expansion of the CODIS database (S. 1197)

April 12, 2005 Letter to the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act

February 9, 2005 Letter to the House & Senate Judiciary Committee Members Urging Restraint on Criminal Sentencing (signed by leading business associations)

April 14, 2004 Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee members opposing the expansion of the CODIS database (S. 1700)

March 11, 2003 Letter to House & Senate Judiciary Committee members in support of Innocence Protection Act

February 20, 2003 Letter to U.S. Sentencing Commission Chair regarding Federal Cocaine Sentencing Policies

February 12, 2003 Letter for Senate to Amend or Oppose the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (S. 153)

February 11, 2003 Letter to Senate to Amend or Oppose the PROTECT Act (S. 151)

January 30, 2003 Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee in Opposition to certain provisions in the PROTECT Act (S. 151)

July 24, 2002 Letter from NACDL, ACLU & FAMM to Conferees on Corporate Responsibility Legislation --Oppose Creating a General Attempt Crime in Financial Responsibility Bills

June 12, 2002 Written Statement of President Irwin Schwartz- Reducing the Risk of Executing the Innocent: The Report of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment

June 5, 2002 Letter from Irwin Schwartz- Revisions to the Attorney General's Guidelines Governing Criminal Investigations

March 19, 2002 Testimony by Irwin Schwartz - Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines

December 4, 2001 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein- DOJ Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms While Defending Against Terrorism

July 26, 2001 Testimony by David M. Zlotnick- The Consumer Product Protection Act of 2001

June 27, 2001 Testimony by Steven Bright - Protecting the Innocent: Ensuring Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases

June 12, 2001 Testimony by Barry Scheck - How Effectively Are State And Federal Agencies Working Together To Implement The Use Of Newly Developed DNA Technologies?

June 11, 2001 Testimony by William H. Buckman - Before the Congressional Black Caucus on Racial Profiling

March 19, 2001 NACDL opposes increases. Human costs, scientific disputes dictate restraint on ecstasy penalties -- Washington, D.C., March 19, 2001 --Ecstasy does not carry the addictive potential or cause the neurological harm of heroin or cocaine, and therefore the U.S. Sentencing Commission should not change in the penalty structure for ecstasy offenses to make each dose of ecstasy carry ten times the sentencing value of a dose of heroin, according to National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers representatives testifying before the commission today. --Testimony--

October 2000 Questions from Senator Patrick Leahy to Carmen Hernandez on Oversight of the United States Sentencing Commission and Answers

October 2000 Testimony by Carmen D. Hernandez -- Oversight of the United States Sentencing Commission

September 2000 Testimony by E. E. (Bo) Edwards -- Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

June 2000 Testimony by Barry Scheck -- Post-Conviction DNA Testing

May 2000 Testimony and Statement by William B. Moffitt -- Drug Sentencing Policy

February 2000 Testimony by Samuel Guiberson -- Internet Denial of Service Attacks and the Federal Response

July 1999 Testimony by Samuel J. Buffone -- Oversight of Federal Asset Forfeiture: Its Rule in Fighting Crime


February 1999 Testimony by Gerald Lefcourt -- Written Statement Before the American Bar Association Ethics 2000 Commission
Washington, DC, February 4, 1999

May 1999 Testimony by Gerald Lefcourt -- Written Statement Regarding Federalism and Crime Control
Washington, DC, May 6, 1999

November 1998 "Background and History of Impeachment": NACDL Statement before the House Judiciary Committee
Washington, DC, November 9, 1998 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announces the availability of a new historical treatise, "The Background and History of Impeachment: Defining the Constitutional Limits on Presidential Impeachment," by Professors Frank O. Bowman and Stephen L. Sepinuck, Gonzaga University School of Law, submitted on behalf of NACDL to the House Committee on the Judiciary today. This 69-page written testimony includes an invaluable Appendix, "United States Impeachments 1789 to Present," describing in detail the 15 impeachments and three near-impeachments since the founding of the Republic. -- Testimony --

April 1998 Testimony by Speedy Rice -- Death Penalty Condemned at U.N.
Washington, D.C., April 7, 1998 -- "Capital punishment in the United States is a direct descendant of lynching and other forms of racial violence," a representative of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) told the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland last week. Professor Speedy Rice submitted the association's statement in support of the Commission's vote calling for a worldwide moratorium on capital punishment at its annual meeting in Geneva April 3, contemporaneous with the release of findings by a U.N. human rights investigator that the death penalty in the United States is racially and economically discriminatory and politically driven. -- Testimony --

April 1998 Testimony by Gerald B. Lefcourt -- Adequate Defender Services Funding Needed to Counter Prosecutorial Excesses
Washington, D.C., April 1, 1998 -- Years of "woefully inadequate" funding for federal criminal defense services has resulted in "widespread and rampant abuse of citizens rights by federal prosecutors," the President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) told a House Appropriations subcommittee today. -- Testimony --

March 1998 Testimony by Leslie Hagin -- Hearings Regarding H.R. 3168 ("Citizen Protection Act of 1998")
Washington, D.C., March 12, 1998 -- "Even though some bounty hunters are ex-convicts, or have otherwise been in trouble with the law, they enjoy broader powers to arrest fugitives than do police officers," Leslie Hagin, Legislative Director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, told a panel of the House Judiciary Committee today. "They can legally break into a home without a warrant or probable cause, and can violently arrest, shackle, imprison and even transport suspects across state lines with impunity. Because they are acting as privatized law enforcement officers, bounty hunter abuse of innocent citizens is law enforcement abuse, plain and simple." -- Testimony --

September 1997 Testimony by Gerald B. Lefcourt -- Hearings Regarding Problems with the FBI Lab
Washington, D.C., September 29, 1997 -- "Our review of documents thus far generated by the Department of Justice Inspector General's 18-month investigation of the FBI Lab reveals systemic problems scarcely addressed by the April 15 report -- bad science, sloppy record-keeping and professional misconduct," Gerald B. Lefcourt, President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers said today as he prepared to testify before a Senate hearing on problems in the FBI's Crime Laboratory. "So far we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. We are greatly concerned that for some American citizens convicted by 'bad science,' the time for filing appeals and writs of habeas corpus is fast running out," Lefcourt said. -- Testimony --

September 1997 Testimony by E.E. (Bo) Edwards -- Written Statement on Criminal Forfeiture
Washington, DC, September 18, 1997

July 1997 Testimony by E.E. (Bo) Edwards, David B. Smith, Richard J. Troberman -- Written Statement Regarding H.R. 1916 ("Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act") and the Current Federal Asset Seizure and Forfeiture
Washington, DC, July 22, 1997

June 1997 Testimony by David B. Smith -- Hearings on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1997
Washington, D.C., June 11, 1997 -- "The government's use of over broad 'civil' forfeiture statutes has run amok," depriving innocent citizens of their property without due process of law, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers told the House Judiciary Committee. -- Testimony --

June 1997 Testimony by Gerald B. Lefcourt -- Hearings on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1997
Washington, D.C., June 11, 1997 -- Commenting on United States v. Kaufman, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified before the House Judiciary Committee that "The government's thirst for high-profile 'sting' operations and forfeited assets was so extreme in this case that it motivated the government to entrap unsuspecting religious persons." -- Testimony --

June 1997 Testimony by Susan Davis, C.P.A. -- Hearings on Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1997
Washington, D.C., June 11, 1997 -- Susan Davis, partner in a Ft. Lauderdale C.P.A. firm, told the House Judiciary Committee of her three year battle with the government over a $300,000 house which was seized from the estate of the dead owner, when an unnamed informant told the government that the property had been used for drug trafficking. Despite the fact that the owner knew nothing of the proceedings at the house, the Estate Executor Ms. Davis found herself with the burden of proof, trying to prove as false the government's charges against the property of a dead owner. -- Testimony --

June 1997 Testimony by E.E. (Bo) Edwards -- Written Statement Regarding Bi-Partisan Bill to Provide a More Just and Uniform Procedure for Federal Civil Asset Forfeitures
Washington, DC, June 11, 1997

June 1997 Testimony by David B. Smith -- Written Statement Regarding Bi-Partisan Bill to Provide a More Just and Uniform Procedure for Federal Civil Asset Forfeitures
Washington, DC, June 11, 1997

May 1997 Testimony by Dan S. Alcorn -- Written Statement on Oversight Hearings into the Forensic Laboratory of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC , May 13, 1997

April 1997 Testimony by Judy Clarke -- Fiscal Year 1998 Appropriation for Defender Services
Washington, D.C., April 17, 1997 -- -- Testimony --

April 1997 Testimony by Elisabeth Semel -- Victims' Rights Amendment, S.J. Res. 6 (105^th Congress) (Now S.J. Res. 44 pending in the U.S. Senate, 105^th Congress)
Washington, D.C., April 16, 1997 -- In testimony presented to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, NACDL Board Member and Legislative Committee Co-Chair Elisabeth Semel reconfirms NACDL’s opposition to a proposed “Victims’ Rights Amendment” to the federal Constitution. Ms. Semel testified for NACDL about the proposal last Congress, before the House Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering S.J. Res. 6, now numbered S.J. Res. 44, co-sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jon Kyl (R-AZ). Among those joining NACDL in opposing the proposal are the following diversity of voices: American District Attorneys’ Association President-Elect William Murphy; Virginia County Attorney Robert Humphries; National Network to End Domestic Violence; National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women; Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation; Cato Institute Director of Constitutional Studies Roger Pilon; and hundreds of esteemed law professors from across the nation.-- Testimony --



March 1996 Testimony by Jeralyn E. Merritt -- Written Statement Regarding Federal Marijuana Sentencing
Washington, DC, March 6, 1996

July 1996 Testimony by William B. Moffitt -- Written Statement Regarding "Three Strikes" Sentencing
Washington, DC, July 12, 1996

September 1996 Testimony by Tim Evans -- Written Statement Regarding H.R. 3386 ("Ethical Standards for Federal Prosecutors Act of 1996")
Washington, DC, September 12, 1996

September 1996 Testimony by Tim Evans -- Ethical Standards For Federal Prosecutors Act Of 1996; H.R. 3386 (104^th Congress)
Washington, D.C., September 12, 1996 -- Facing alarming facts about recent attempts by federal lawyers to operate unconstrained by state and federal court rules of professional conduct, the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, held a hearing on whether federal prosecutors should bere-subjected to oversight of their conduct by their state licensing authorities and the local rules of practice in the federal courts in which they prosecute. NACDL member, Tim Evans, presented the views of NACDL. The current bill, H.R. 3396 (105^th Congress) has over 140 bi-partisan co-sponsors, including majority whip Tom DeLay (R-TX), Rules Committee Chair Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Appropriations Committee Chair Bob Livingston (R-LA), and 10 other Committee Chairs. -- Testimony --

July 1996 Testimony by E.E. "Bo" Edwards -- Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act; H.R. 1916
Washington, D.C., July 22, 1996 -- "The unchecked use of overbroad civil forfeiture statutes has run amok," depriving innocent citizens of their property without due process of law, three members of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers told the House Judiciary Committee today. NACDL Asset Forfeiture Abuse Task Force co-chairs E.E. "Bo" Edwards (Nashville, Tenn.), David B. Smith (Alexandria, Va.) and Richard J. Troberman (Seattle, Wash.) testified in support of H.R. 1916, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, sponsored by Judiciary Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R-Ill), citing numerous examples of American citizens permanently deprived of their property without a day in court and without criminal charges even being brought. -- Testimony --

July 1996 Testimony by William B. Moffitt -- "Three Strikes" Sentencing
Washington, D.C., July 12, 1996 -- At the invitation of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, our organization arranged for its member, William Moffitt, of Asbill, Junkin & Moffitt, Washington, D.C., to give the Commission our position on the injustice of blatant racial disparity in incarceration rates in the United States at the Commission's first-ever briefing on criminal justice policy, July 12, 1996. A prominent African-American defense attorney, Mr. Moffitt recently represented William Aramony, the former executive officer of the United Way, in his criminal trial federal court in Alexandria. Mr. Moffitt holds the position of Second Vice President of NACDL.-- Testimony --

July 1996 Testimony by Elisabeth A. Semel -- Proposed "Victims' Rights" Amendment: H.J. 173 & H.J. 174 (104^th Congress)
Washington, D.C., July 11, 1996 -- The proposals for a so-called "victims' rights" amendment to the Constitution would pose "grave dangers" to the Bill of Rights, a representative of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers told the House Judiciary Committee today. Elisabeth A. Semel, a prominent California lawyer and the organization's legislative committee co-chair, testified that such an attempt to "elevate" victims' rights to the same status as those of the accused effectively would write fundamental citizens' rights out of the Constitution. -- Testimony --



July 1995 Testimony by Tim Evans -- Written Statement Regarding Executive Branch Conduct in the matter of the Branch Davidians
Washington, DC, July 21, 1995

July 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement Regarding Executive Branch Conduct In the Matter of the Branch Davidians
Washington, DC, July 19, 1995

July 1995 Testimony by William Moffitt -- Written Statement Regarding "Three Strikes" Sentencing
Washington, DC, July 12, 1995

June 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement Regarding H.R. 1678 and Hubbard v. United States
Washington, DC, June 30, 1995

June 1995 Testimony by William Moffitt -- Written Statement Regarding Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Washington, DC, June 29, 1995

April 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Cocaine Sentencing
Washington, D.C., April 10, 1995

April 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement Regarding International Terrorism
Washington, DC, April 6, 1995

March 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement Regarding Habeas Corpus Reform
Washington, DC, March 28, 1995

March 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement In Opposition to Section 507 of S. 3, "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act"
Washington, DC, March 10, 1995

January 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Written Statement Regarding Habeas Corpus Reform
Washington, DC, January 19, 1995

October 1995 Testimony by Loren Weiss -- S.1101, The Federal Courts Improvement Act
Washington, D.C., October 24, 1995 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL) appreciates this opportunity to comment on Senate Bill 1101, the Federal Courts Improvement Act. We support those sections which implement certain recommendations of the Judicial Conference of the United States for amendments to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA). We also point out that significant, comprehensive and long-term “Improvement” will require a reversal of the Congressional habit of grossly under funding the judicial function: particularly the constitutionally-mandated obligation to provide — and to fund — the right to effective assistance of counsel. -- Testimony --

July 1995 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- Waco Hearings
Washington, D.C., July 1995 -- President and Adjunct Law School Professor Gerald H. Goldstein testifies during the first day of the House Waco hearings, about the fundamental criminal justice lessons to be drawn from the Waco incident - especially concerning the Fourth Amendment right to be left alone; and the dangers of simultaneously pending legislation that would grant the same law enforcement and prosecutors under scrutiny for Waco with effectively unchecked powers over the rights of the citizenry. -- Testimony --

July 1995 Testimony by Jack Zimmermann -- Waco Hearings
Washington, D.C., July 1995 -- NACDL member, Marine Col.(ret.) Jack Zimmermann testifies before the House Waco Investigatory Committee in July 1995, along with fellow NACDL member Dick DeGuerin. As one of the only two non-law enforcement, non-Branch Davidians (DeGuerin was the other) to inspect Mt. Carmel and interview Branch Davidians now deceased, Col. Zimmermann wrote down his thoughts within weeks of the final raid and tragic fire in the first part of his statement: "The Legacy of Waco: The Demise of ATF and FBI Integrity." He updates this in the second part of his Committee Statement. His two-part statement offers access to his unique experiences and insights gained as the lawyer for Branch Davidian Steve Schneider, who was the chief negotiator for the Davidians during the stand-off with the FBI, after the ATF raid. -- Testimony --

May 1995 Testimony by Richard Kammen -- Defender Services Appropriation for FY 1996
Washington, D.C., May 1995 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) thanks the Subcommittee for this opportunity to offer testimony concerning the Defender Services Appropriation for fiscal year 1996. The Defender Services Appropriation funds the Federal government's Sixth Amendment obligation to provide counsel to represent defendants unable to hire their own attorney. In addition to attorneys, the appropriation enables the government to fulfill its Fifth Amendment duty to provide such defendants with the "basic tools," and the "raw materials" necessary to contest the prosecution's case within our country's adversary system of justice. These services are mandated by the United States Constitution; they are not "discretionary." -- Testimony --



March 1994 Testimony by Gerald H. Goldstein -- Written Statement Concerning "Correcting the Revolving Door of Justice: New Approaches to Recidivism" and "Three Strikes and You're Out" Proposals
Washington, DC, March 1, 1994

December 1994 Testimony by Gerald Goldstein -- The Proposed Long Range Plan for the Federal Courts
Washington, D.C., December 1994 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the Proposed Long Range Plan for the Federal Courts. We strongly support the concept of planning, to enable the federal courts to anticipate and act with respect to likely future opportunities and challenges, and to move toward a federal jurisprudence that is rational, predictable and coherent. We are strongly supportive of the methodology employed-public participation is the essence of democratic government. -- Testimony --