Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CORE VALUES OF AMERICA'S JUSTICE SYSTEM GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION - AMONG THEM DUE PROCESS, FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE, FAIR SENTENCING AND ASSISTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COUNSEL - BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION TO THE ROLE OF THESE RIGHTS AND VALUES IN A FREE SOCIETY. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS TOWARD THESE ENDS.
FIRST STEP ACT CLEARINGHOUSE - THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TRAINING, RESOURCE SUPPORT, AND AMICUS CURIAE ASSISTANCE TO THE PROFESSION TO ENSURE THAT THE FIRST STEP ACT PROVIDES THE BROADEST POSSIBLE RELIEF FOR LONG-SERVING FEDERAL PRISONERS. THIS INCLUDES EFFORTS TO SECURE RE-SENTENCING OR COMPASSIONATE RELEASE AND TO ENSURE THAT EARNED TIME CREDITS, WHICH CAN REDUCE A PRISONERS TIME IN CUSTODY, ARE AVAILABLE AS BROADLY ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
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.
GENERAL SUPPORT - THE PROCEEDS OF THIS GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Deborah Leff | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Mark V Holden | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Barry C Scheck | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Nellie L King | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Rick Jones | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Drew Findling | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Christopher W Adams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Theodore Simon | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
Cynthia Hujar Orr | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Nina Ginsberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Lisa Monet Wayne | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
Norman Reimer | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2.5 | $0 |
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