Strategic Litigation & Policy Reform Pursued strategic litigation though NACDL’s Fourth Amendment Center on critical cases involving tech, privacy and constitutional rights and access to counsel. Won important decisions on geofence warrants, tower dumps, and device searches. 0 geofence warrants allowed in the 5th Circuit as a result of a decision resulting from the Fourth Amendment Center’s work that declared geofence warrants to be unconstitutional. Pursued strategic litigation alongside our Wisconsin affiliate and Winston & Strawn to address the lack of access to counsel for individuals who have qualified for court-appointed counsel but waited extended periods of time for counsel to be assigned. Filed 10 FOIA requests, including one with the ACLU to uncover DOJ sentencing practices. Filed 32 amicus briefs. Judicial decisions referencing the trial penalty more than doubled.
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NACDL AND NFCJ IMPACT REPORT 2024
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