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      	Senator Kerry speech on Right to Counsel 1986 speech on Senate Floor Congressional Record -- Senate: Monday, February 3, 1986;(Legislative day of Monday, January 27, 1986) 9th Cong. 2nd Sess.; 132 Cong Rec S 864 REFERENCE: Vol. 132 No. 8 [ more info ]
      	Resolution Regarding Indigent Defense in Drug Courts National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) resolution supporting strong indigent defense in drug courts. Passed April 19, 2002. [ 04/19/02  |  more info ]
      	Joint Letter to Congress on Identity Theft Bill Letter sent on March 29, 2004 to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security regarding the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (H.R. 1731) [ 04/01/04  |  more info ]
      	DOJ Anti-Terrorism Act This is the anti-terrorism act bill submitted by the DOJ to the House of Representatives in September, 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. [ 09/20/01  |  more info ]
      	In Defense of Freedom NLADA Press Release Regarding Protection of Civil Liberties in Wake of September 11 Attacks [ 09/20/01  |  more info ]
      	Innocence Protection Act of 2000 Summary INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY [ more info ]
      	Floor Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy on Innocence Protection Act The Congressional Record THE GROWING CRISIS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (Senate - February 01, 2000) Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I wish to call attention to a growing national crisis in the administration of capital punishment. [ 02/01/00  |  more info ]
      	Feinstein Flaws -- New Bill Provides Inadequate Safeguards The bill commendably addresses both of the major problems identified in the Leahy-Smith-Collins Innocence Protection but is disappointing because it creates many unnecessary obstacles to DNA testing and authorizes counsel standards that are merely advisory, not enforceable. [ 06/01/01  |  more info ]
      	The six new terrorism offenses created by NY Anti-Terror Laws The six new terrorism offenses created by New York Anti-Terror Laws signed by the Governor September 17 are... [ 09/20/01  |  more info ]
      	Letter from Secretary Richard Riley re: Forgiveness of Student Loans On behalf of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, I am writing to ask your support for nationwide eligibility for forgiveness of student loans under programs administered by the Department of Education. [ 06/22/99  |  more info ]
      	State Legislative Roundup (December 1999) State legislative activity on defender-related issues [ more info ]
      	NLADA Board resolution NLADA board resolution regarding the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 [ 11/07/01  |  more info ]
      	Georgia Indigent Defense Symposium, Remarks of H. Scott Wallace, Director of Defender Legal Services, NLADA What are the biggest happenings in indigent defense nationally this year? Three words: Shelton Principles DNA (is that a word?). By Shelton, I mean the May 20 decision in Alabama v. Shelton, where the Supreme Court extended the right to counsel. By Principles, I mean the adoption by the American Bar Association of a wonderful document called the Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. (I say wonderful because I co-wrote it.) By DNA, I mean – well, you know… [ 09/13/02  |  more info ]
      	John R Justice Act as incorporated in Higher Education Act Reauthorization John R Justice Act as incorporated in Higher Education Act Reauthorization [ more info ]
      	NLADA_John R Justice Act Summary NLADA_John R Justice Act Summary [ more info ]