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Counsel Advice on Immigration Consequences of Plea Addressed in ABA Amicus Brief 

Audio Recording: "TARP Compliance and Enforcement: What the Legal and Financial Sectors Can Expect" - Part 1 Part 2

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder keynote address at the "National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel," May 7, Washington, DC. Click here to listen.

The Race to 11K Membership Campaign seeks to bring 11,000 lawyers into the Criminal Justice Section by August 31, 2009. Sample recruitment letters to be used: for individuals who are not ABA members and for individuals who are ABA members , but not of the Criminal Justice Section. (A summary of member benefit and enrollment form)

Nominations for 2009-2010 Positions

Committee Newsletters: Juvenile Justice (NEW)| White Collar Crime

Criminal Justice News Round-Up | Legislative Update | Supreme Court Cases

NEW RELEASE Trial Tactics, Second Edition

A compilation of high profile criminal cases, practice tips, legal analyses, and cautions that prepares defense counsel, prosecutors and judges to do outstanding work at trial and assists them in ensuring that justice is done each day in every court throughout the land. The text provides excellent statutory, case law and inside advice by George Washington University Wallace and Beverly Woodbury Professor of Law Stephen Saltzburg. The 54-chapter book is broken down in seven parts: Basic Principles; Examination of Witnesses; Lay and Expert Opinion; Hearsay, Confrontation and Compulsory Process; Character Evidence; Summaries and Exhibits, and; Opening and Closing Arguments. Includes additional chapters in this Second Edition.

The United States Constitution provides that "no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." While this portion of the Fifth Amendment contains only fifteen words, its application can be deceptively complex. This book explains the contours of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in practice, providing a guide for both the civil litigator who may encounter it infrequently, as well as the criminal lawyer who seeks to advance his or her client's interests through the use of the Fifth Amendment.

Criminal Justice Magazine: Summer 2009

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Cover Story: Should Combat Trauma Be Part of the Criminal Justice Equation

Criminal Justice Section Newsletter: Spring 2009

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