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The goal of this research is to examine how this right is defined and the attorney-client relationship dynamics impact this right.
January-June 2023: This resource will be used to assist the Hampton Roads TTA.
July-December 2022: Will roll this resource into our Hampton Roads TTA and will be edited by resource counsel.
NACDL is in the process of creating a webinar about facial recognition software – the way it is used by law enforcement, its potential for racial bias, and defenses that might be raised against its use and admission in trial. Currently, NACDL has confirmed Clare Garvie, an associate with Georgetown’s Center for Privacy and Technology, as a speaker for the webinar.
On September 7, 2017, American University contacted the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and National Governors Association (NGA) about hosting the roundtable in the early fall of 2018.in partnership with NCJA and NGA. The purpose was to convene a small group of SAAs to discuss opportunities and challenges for building stronger partnerships between SAAs and defense providers.
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) recently published a guide on challenging evidence seized by government-installed computer malware authored by the American Civil Liberties Union with input from NACDL and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The guide, “Challenging Government Hacking in Criminal Cases,” assessed recent court decisions evaluating the government’s use of malware in the context of Fourth Amendment protections from unreasonable searches.
Racial Bias Training: An Overview of the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Approach
There is no question---racial and ethnic disparities abound in our criminal justice system. Racial bias, both conscious and unconscious, results in more people of color being stopped, arrested, convicted and imprisoned than ever before. Criminal defense lawyers and public defenders are not immune to bias and, of all people in the system, should be aware of their biases and keep them in check.
