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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The national membership association for criminal defense lawyers: training, The Champion magazine, amicus briefs and reform projects.
What they do
NACDL is the national membership association for criminal defense lawyers, public defenders, military defense counsel, law professors and students. It provides continuing legal education through its CLE Institute, publishes The Champion magazine and practice manuals, files amicus briefs, and runs issue projects including the Fourth Amendment Center, the Full Disclosure Project on discovery, the Return to Freedom Project and the Restoration of Rights Project. Its charitable arm, the NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice, funds education and reform work. Founded in 1958 in Chicago by about 100 attorneys.
Programs and services
- CLE Institute (live, webinar, on-demand)
- The Champion magazine
- Amicus briefs
- Fourth Amendment Center
- Full Disclosure Project
- Return to Freedom Project
- Restoration of Rights Project
- State Criminal Justice Network
- Lawyers' Assistance Strike Force
- Expert directory and Resource Center
- NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice
Has 90 state, provincial and local affiliate organizations and members across 28 countries. Source