AG Holder Speaks at Indigent Defense Summit
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the American Bar Association’s National Summit on Indigent Defense:
Thank you, Laurel [Bellows], for those kind words – and for your commitment to the important work of the American Bar Association. As you assume your new role as ABA President, I look forward to working with you to build on the progress that’s been made in recent years – through the support of so many of the people in this room, and under the leadership of my friend, Bill Robinson. Although I’m sorry that President [Bill] Robinson couldn’t be with us today, I want to thank him for his engagement on – and dedication to – the issues we’ve gathered to discuss.
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Sen. Rand Paul Takes on Lacey Act
Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) – Today in the U.S. Senate, Senator Rand Paul, joined by Senators Coburn, DeMint, Lee, and Risch, took a bold and important step to confront the ever-growing crisis of overcriminalization in the federal criminal law by sponsoring and introducing the “Freedom from Overcriminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012,” the FOCUS Act.
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Letter to DOJ and SEC on Need for FCPA Guidance
In a speech on November 8, 2011 to the 26th National Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Assistant Attorney General Breuer stated that “in 2012, in what I hope will be a useful and transparent aid, we expect to release detailed new guidance on the Act’s criminal and civil enforcement provisions.” On behalf of the more than three million businesses and organizations whose interests we represent, we the undersigned organizations, write to request that this guidance address several issues and questions of significant concern to businesses seeking in good faith to comply with the FCPA.
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Famed Pathologist to Speak at NACDL Forensics Conference
Nationally-renowned Forensic Pathologist Dr. Cyril H. Wecht will address NACDL’s upcoming “Forensics Science & the Law” Seminar in Las Vegas, March 23-24.
An expert in Forensic Medicine, Dr. Wecht has addressed various medicolegal and forensic scientific issues in cases including the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, the death of Elvis Presley, the O.J. Simpson case, and the JonBenet Ramsey cases.
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GPS Cases: Battling 21st Century Surveillance
On November 18, 2011, NACDL member and contributing amicus
brief author Susan Walsh presented “GPS Cases: Battling 21st Century
Surveillance” foreshadowing the SCOTUS decision handed down in US v. Jones
yesterday afternoon. This newly released video surveys the state of the
law the week after SCOTUS heard oral argument in this watershed Fourth
Amendment case. In it, Walsh analyzes the "beeper cases;" the
two earlier Supreme Court tracking cases decided in the 1980's, and the
evolution and mechanics of the current GPS technology. Find out more about this
timely presentation at:
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NACDL Edge
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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has launched its official mobile app the 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 our Experts Database.
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