Nacdl Foundation for Criminal Justice

4th amendment - fourth amendment center the Nacdl fourth amendment center was established to safeguard the fundamental values embodied in the fourth amendment to protect individuals from unreasonable government surveillance, searches, and seizures in the digital age. New technologies, such as gps tracking devices, automated license plate readers, biometric surveillance, including facial recognition technology, and a wide range of technologies that foster the collection of bulk data threaten to undermine basic privacy rights. The fourth amendment center builds on Nacdl's steadfast commitment to limit unreasonably intrusive government conduct through the unique capacity of the nation's defense bar to challenge the limits of government conduct in the context of Criminal investigations and prosecutions. The center maintains an infrastructure to provide the following core resources to Criminal defense lawyers and their clients: (1) advanced education on emerging issues at the intersection of technology, privacy, and constitutional rights; (2) a dynamic toolkit of resources to help lawyers identify opportunities to challenge government surveillance; and (3) a tactical litigation support network to assist in cases that present an opportunity to challenge the use of new technologies that infringe on the fourth amendment rights of citizens.

First step act resource center - this project is designed to provide training and resources to defense counsel, recruit pro bono counsel, submit amicus curiae briefs, and educate policymakers to ensure that the first step act provides the broadest possible relief for federal prisoners. This includes efforts to secure re-sentencing or compassionate release and to ensure that earned time credits, which can reduce a prisoner's time in custody, are available as broadly as possible.

Criminalization of pregnancy & reproductive health Nacdl launched this effort to defend against the threat of pregnancy criminalization and those effected by the dobb's decision. This effort provides training, trial resources and support for defense attorneys representing those charged in these complex cases.

General support; clemency project; return to freedom; federal trial penalty, forensic college; state Criminal Justice advocacy; full disclosure; early access to counsel in va; voting rights; trial penalty