Learn how you can help ensure that the principle of due process endures this crisis
Menu
Close
Our People
Leadership
Staff
Board
Our Issues
4th Amendment
Digital 4th Amendment
Digital 4th A Advocacy
Digital 4th A Amicus
Digital 4th A Research
Traditional Searches and Seizures
Trad 4th A Advocacy
Trad 4th A Amicus
Trad 4th A Research
5th Amendment
Discovery Reform
Grand Jury Reform
Grand Jury Advocacy
Grand Jury Amicus
Grand Jury Research
Overcriminalization
Overcrim Advocacy
Overcrim Amicus
Overcrim Research
Procedural Due Process Protection
Procedural Advocacy
Procedural Amicus
Procedural Research
6th Amendment
Right to Juries
Juries Decide
Juries Advocacy
Juries Amicus
Juries Research
Fair Trials
Fair Trials Advocacy
Fair Trials Amicus
Fair Trials Research
Defense Counsel
Defense Counsel Advocacy
Defense Counsel Amicus
Defense Counsel Research
8th Amendment
8th A Advocacy
8th A Amicus
8th Amendment Research
Post-Conviction / After Plea
Sentencing
Sentencing Advocacy
Sentencing Amicus
Sentencing Research
Prison and Reentry Reform
Prison Advocacy
Prison Amicus
Prison Research
Supervised Release
Supervised Release Advocacy
Supervised Release Amicus
Supervised Release Research
Record Clearing
Record Clearing Advocacy
Record Clearing Amicus
Record Clearing Research
Other Second Chances
Other Advocacy
Other Amicus
Second Chances Research
Clemency
Clemency Advocacy
Clemency Amicus
Clemency Research
Accountability
Educational Web Series
Police Accountability
Police Advocacy
Police Amicus
Police Research
Prosecutorial Accountability
Pros Account Advocacy
Pros Account Amicus
Pros Account Research
4th Amendment
Digital 4th Amendment
FISA
Other Digital Surveillance
Traditional Searches and Seizures
5th Amendment
Procedural Due Process Protection
Grand Jury Reform
Overcriminalization
Traditional Overcriminalization
Overfederalization
Drug Related Overcriminalization
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Discovery Reform
6th Amendment
Right to Juries
Acquitted Conduct Sentencing
Juries Decide
Fair Trials
Defense Counsel
8th Amendment
8th Amendment Advocacy
8th Amendment Amicus
8th Amendment Research
Post-Conviction / After Plea
Sentencing
Record Clearing
Supervised Release
Prison and Reentry Reform
Other Second Chances
Clemency
Accountability
Prosecutorial Accountability
Police Accountability
Educational Web Series
Commentary
Support Us
Law Events
Legislation
Our People
Leadership
Staff
Board
Our Issues
4th Amendment
Digital 4th Amendment
Digital 4th A Advocacy
Digital 4th A Amicus
Digital 4th A Research
Traditional Searches and Seizures
Trad 4th A Advocacy
Trad 4th A Amicus
Trad 4th A Research
5th Amendment
Discovery Reform
Grand Jury Reform
Grand Jury Advocacy
Grand Jury Amicus
Grand Jury Research
Overcriminalization
Overcrim Advocacy
Overcrim Amicus
Overcrim Research
Procedural Due Process Protection
Procedural Advocacy
Procedural Amicus
Procedural Research
6th Amendment
Right to Juries
Juries Decide
Juries Advocacy
Juries Amicus
Juries Research
Fair Trials
Fair Trials Advocacy
Fair Trials Amicus
Fair Trials Research
Defense Counsel
Defense Counsel Advocacy
Defense Counsel Amicus
Defense Counsel Research
8th Amendment
8th A Advocacy
8th A Amicus
8th Amendment Research
Post-Conviction / After Plea
Sentencing
Sentencing Advocacy
Sentencing Amicus
Sentencing Research
Prison and Reentry Reform
Prison Advocacy
Prison Amicus
Prison Research
Supervised Release
Supervised Release Advocacy
Supervised Release Amicus
Supervised Release Research
Record Clearing
Record Clearing Advocacy
Record Clearing Amicus
Record Clearing Research
Other Second Chances
Other Advocacy
Other Amicus
Second Chances Research
Clemency
Clemency Advocacy
Clemency Amicus
Clemency Research
Accountability
Educational Web Series
Police Accountability
Police Advocacy
Police Amicus
Police Research
Prosecutorial Accountability
Pros Account Advocacy
Pros Account Amicus
Pros Account Research
4th Amendment
Digital 4th Amendment
FISA
Other Digital Surveillance
Traditional Searches and Seizures
5th Amendment
Procedural Due Process Protection
Grand Jury Reform
Overcriminalization
Traditional Overcriminalization
Overfederalization
Drug Related Overcriminalization
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Discovery Reform
6th Amendment
Right to Juries
Acquitted Conduct Sentencing
Juries Decide
Fair Trials
Defense Counsel
8th Amendment
8th Amendment Advocacy
8th Amendment Amicus
8th Amendment Research
Post-Conviction / After Plea
Sentencing
Record Clearing
Supervised Release
Prison and Reentry Reform
Other Second Chances
Clemency
Accountability
Prosecutorial Accountability
Police Accountability
Educational Web Series
Commentary
Support Us
Law Events
Legislation
Downloads
Downloads 1 (09.11.2018 - 12.20.2020)
Timbs v. Indiana 09.11.2018
SITSA-Conference-Letter-Final 09.20.2018
UPDATED-Bipartisan-Concerns-Re-H-R-6729, 09.25.18
Mitchell v. Wisconsin 10.2018
Mearing v. United States 10.5.2018
McConnell-Schumer-Letter-Re-NAAUSA 11.21.2018
2018.12.11 - DPI on First Step
Cabrera-Rangel v. US, 12.20.18
Indiana Public Defense Support Letter Final Copy 01.22.2019
DPI PR on Fair Act FINAL 03.27.2019
Hillman v. Nueces County 10.18.20
Turner v. United States
US v Haymond
DPI on First Step, copy
Press Release - REAL Act 04.19.19
Downloads 2 (04.10.2019 - 10.24.2019)
I.B. & Doe v. Woodard, cross-ideological amicus brief (filed), 04.10.2019
Serrano v. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, 04.23.2019
Baxter v. Bracey cross-ideological brief (filed), 05.31.19
47-Orgs-Endorse-Amash-Lofgren 06.13.2019
Aposhian v. Barr 06/19/2019
Organization Letter in Support of HR 4018, 10.18.2019
Sanchez v. US, 10.24.2019
NACDL’ s Common Sense Grand Jury Reform Proposals (Plus Two)
Half-Baked:The Yates Memo Calls for Charging More Offenders,But How Do We Sentence Them?
The Five Areas in Which Discovery Reform Is Most Needed
Reforming the Federal Criminal Code Will Restore Fairness to the American Criminal Justice System
Confronting the “See What Sticks and Who Flips”1 Perils of Federal Conspiracy Law
Criminal Justice Reform Through a Focus on Federalism
CAF Alert PDF
Guedes v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Downloads 3 (05.20.2019 - 12.16.2019)
Beneficial Ownership Bipartisan Senate Hearing Concerns 05.20.2019
Commentary re Section 314 Program, 07.08.2019
DPI ILLICIT CASH Act Concerns, 07.19.2019
MORE Act Sign-On Letter 08.01.2019
Civil Society letter to HJC on CDR Program and need for further reform 08.14.2019
DPI's Guide to SCOTUS Crim Law Stuff (OTOOLE) 09.09.2019
Letter-of-Support-First-Step-Funding, 09.10.2018
T Sung Remarks Constitution Day 09.17.2019
Coalition Letter on Section 702 FINAL 10.17.2019
US V. GOZES-WAGNER 11.01.2019
Hopkins v. Hosemann 11.06.2019
DPI Amicus Brief in Support of Robert Kraft 11.12.2019
SHAFFER V. PENNSYLVANIA 12.16.2019
BO Alert - Full House Vote Edition
BO Hill Alert JUNE
Downloads 4 (01.7.2019 - 03.16.2020)
Press Release - Effective Assistance E-mail, 1.07.2019
42-Orgs-Endorse-Amash-Lofgren, H.R. 2740. 06.13.2019
DPI's Guide to SCOTUS Crim Law Stuff 09.10.2019
LEYVA V. US, 10.2019
Corbitt v. Vickers, cross-ideological brief (filed 12.20.19)
Zadeh v. Robinson, cross-ideological brief (filed, 12.20.19)
Allen et. al. v. Edwards, 01.08.2020
Glomar Letter, Restore the Fourth, 01.14.2020
WEST v. WINFIELD, ET AL 02.20.2020
Statement_Delay of Markup_USA Freedom 02.26.2020
EARN IT Act Large Coalition Letter 03.06.2020
EARN IT Act + NACDL 03.10.2020
USA FREEDOM cloture coalition letter Brennan Center for Justice 03.16.2020
HR 4018 Elderly Fix Senate Alert
Reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act_One Pager
Downloads 5 (09.26.2019 - 04.21.2020)
DPI Press Release + Statement - Bipartisan S. 2566, 09.26.2019
Press Release - Fair Chance Act 12.20.2019
Torres_v_Madrid_Amicus_Brief, 02.07.2020
Organizations Statement of Principles re Trial Penalty 03.10.2020
WH Letter Re Coronavirus Clemency FINAL 03.24.2020
Statement_Second Chance Month Endorsements_FINAL 04.01.2020
Fogleman v. United States 04.15.2020
US v Jackson (Sixth Circuit) 04.21.2020
Coalition-Letter-to-Gov-Abbott-on-Detention-in-Texas-State-Facilities-During-COVID-19-(04.21.2020)
4.21.20 FSA Amendment final
4.21.20 FSA Amendment final
Introduction of Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019
DPI Fact Sheet S. 2566
S.2566
Template-for-a-motion-to-challenge-the-continued-pre-trial-confinement-of-at-risk-clients
Downloads 6 (02.10.2020 - 07.20.2020)
Clause 40 release, Jonathan Blanks 02.10.2020
SAPRA Coalition Endorsement 02.12.2020
USA Freedom Reauthorization Amendments Coalition Letter 02.26.2020
Free-to-Drive-AAMVA-COVID19-Letter 04.06.2020
Letter to Judiciary_Section 215 Expiration 05.07.2020
Coalition_Support_for_Daines-Wyden_Lee-Leahy_and_Paul_amendments 05.11.2020
Statement_Emergency GRACE Act 05.13.2020
Statement_Success of Lee Amendment and USA FREEDOM 05.14.2020_FINAL
Taylor v. Riojas, cross-ideological brief 05.14.2020
Wyden-Daines_House_Amendment_Letter 05.18.2020
Inspector General Access Act Senate Support Letter 06.03.2020
DrivingforOpportunityAct_CoalitionLetter 07.06.2020
Corporate Transparence Act NDAA Letter FINAL 07.20.2020
HILL ALERT Accountability, Act Amendments
Downloads 7 (06.24.2020 - 10.13.2020)
Community Success Initiative v. Moore - Disenfranchisement 06.24.2020
Motley v. Taylor - Drivers License Suspension 07.20.2020
Criminal Justice Reform Virginia Special Session 07.23.2020
Letter re COVID-19 Safer Detention Act (S. 4034), 07.24.2020
PA Innocence Project Letter to Board of Pardons 08.26.2020
DPI Endorses Smarter Pretrial Detention Act 9.9.20
Coalition Urges No Expired FISA authorities in 2020 CR, 09.13.2020
Senate Letter_Effective Assistance of Counsel 09.23.2020
Nichols Amicus in Support of Rehearing 10.05.20
Letter of Support Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act 10.09.20
Press Release - KPT Begin Again_FINAL 10.09.20
APOSHIAN V. BARR 10.12.2020
Stein v. United States 10.13.2020
Mosteller_Virginia Special Session 2020_Written Testimony
DPI Press Release Durbin Lee Coons CJR Bill
Downloads 8 (10.09.2020 - 10.27.2020)
KPT Begin Again Act Infographic 10.09.2020 (png)
Letter in Support of Amending FRE 702, 10.15.2020
Thanking Rep. Eshoo for Surveillance Inquiries 10.27.2020
Safer Det Act Summary
Ginsburg Passing
Downloads 9 (09.20.2020 - 12.22.2020)
Press Release - Effective Counsel Make Up, 09.20.2020
AB Kousisis v US 11.9.20
Intel Auth Coalition Letter 11.24.2020
United States v. Jakes-Johnson 12.07.2020
STOP Letter to Google, Geofence and Keyword Warrants 12.08.20
Tribue v. United States 12.09.2020
Lange v. California 12.11.2020
Tabb v. United States 12.16.2020
Woodard v. United States 12.21.2020
Lovato v. United States 12.22.2020
Pell Grant Restoration Press Release 12.27.2020
Transformative-Justice
Broadway v. United States 1.21.21
Capitol-Hill-Attacks-Sign-On-Letter
Effective Assistance Letter Sign On 117th Congress
Downloads (01.2021 - 03.2021)
Ltr Urging Congress to Reject Permanent Fencing Around the Capitol Complex
Durbin Press Release COVID Safer Detention
Durbin Press Release Smarter Detention
HR 546
IG Access Durbin press release
KY HB 126 support letter-JAN coalition
Letter in Support of the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021 (Senate)
Natl Orgs Urge NJ Gov to Sign Bill Ending Man Mins
DPI Support Letter EQUAL Act
Civil Forfeiture Letter to Congress - March 15 2021
CARES Act Organization Sign On Letter
Driving for Opportunity Act_Letter of Support_2021
Appeal No. 29546 Thom v. Barnett - Amicus Brief
DPI Letter Begin Again Act - H.R. 1924
DPI Letter IG Access Act - S. 426
Downloads (03.2021 - 04.2021 )
DPI Letter Smarter Sentencing Act - S. 1013
DPI Letter First Step Implementation Act - S. 1014
Letter of Support SB 835 FINAL
Letter-to-Attorney-General-Garland-re-OLC-Memo
2021-3-15 DPI Cargill amicus brief
Daves v. Dallas County Cato et al. amicus brief
Coalition Letter EQUAL Act
20-1204 Ringland DKT Liberty Project
20-1202 Miller DKT Liberty Project
Garland letter final
Coalition Ltr IG Access Act
DPI 4th Amendment Not 4 Sale Endorsement_Press Release
20241-04-26 Brief of Due Process Institute
04262127 Organizational Final letter on menthol bans 2021.04.23
Coalition letter in support of D.C. National Guard Home Rule Act
Downloads (04.2021 -
DPI Amicus Brief ISO Petitioner Scott- Filed
20241-04-26 Brief of Due Process Institute
20-1155acTheDueProcessInstitute
passcode.amicus brief
Walmart v DOJ DPI Cato Amicus
2021.05.18 HB1315 Support Letter
Emergency GRACE Act, 117th
Oregon_SB817_SupportLetter6.15.21
2021-06-18_Congress_and_Press_Surveillance_Letter
Campbell v US
Letter+to+President+Biden+on+CARES+Act+Clemency
EQUAL Act Letter to House Judiciary 7.21.21
Ltr to Judiciary Committees for support and hearing on TFAINFSA
Coalition_support_for_Lofgren-Massie_amendment
Classwide Scheduling Letter of Opposition to White House
Downloads
effectivedigitalassistanceBILLTEXT
pretrialdetentionBILLTEXT
inspectorgeneralacessBILLTEXT
BeginAgainBILLTEXT
COVIDSAFERDETENTIONBILLTEXT
firststepimplentationBILLTEXT
smartersentencingBILLTEXT
BILLS-117s79is
BILLS-117s1265is
BILLS-117hr657ih
HASC_NDAA1033amendment_signatories_final-3
Aposhian v. Garland, et al
2021.09.07 PCLOB Vacancies Coalition Letter
due-process-institute-white-logo-cmyk-burntorange-bg-final (jpg)
Downloads
Biden clemency letter sept 21
Sept. 2021 Bipartisan Coalition Letter EQUAL Act
Begin Again Coalition Letter - Final
Ltr to Senate Leadership re CJR Package
FBI vs. Fazaga
Fred Keller - BOP Reform Caucus Endorsements Release
Rosales-Gonzalez v. US
Rosales-Gonzalez v. US (corrected)
Santana v Maryland
DPI-RSI AOTC letter
Strengthening Article I and Congressional Oversight
Coalition Letter in Support of H.R. 1621 Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021
Concepcion Amicus Brief
Overdose Prevention Letter to Congress Nov. 2021
NDAA Amendment Dec 2021
Downloads
Wynn v. US
Cody v. United States
2021-12-09_Online_Senate_Floor_Amendments_LTR
CivLib_Coalition_Nadler_Letter_12.21.2021.01
Hardin v US
DPI Letter Clean Slate Act - S. 1380-H.R. 2864
FANFSA sign-on letter 1-26-22
LISCHEWSKI v. US
Human-rights-coalition-opposition-letter-to-EARN-IT-Act-S3538
Coalition-Letter-ID.me-and-Face-Verification-Feb2022
2022-03-04 - Letter to CHA_ Modernizing Legislative Resource Center
Letter-to-HJC-SJC-HPSCI-SSCI-re-CIA-bulk-surveillance-2022_03_18
Support H.R. 1621 - Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act
DPI Letter Markup 040422
Romeril v SEC
Downloads
EQUAL+Act+Coalition+Letter+to+Senate+Leadership+4.27.22
2022-04-19_coalition_letter_on_national_emergencies_act_reform_in_ndaa
Ruan v United States
BOP-2022-0001-0056_attachment_1
allums v US
McClinton v US DPI Amicus
CSI v Moore
HJC_Markup_Terry_Technical_Correction_Act_H.R._5455_09_20_2022
HJC_Markup_Clean_Slate_Fresh_Start_09_20_2022
Spencer v Colorado
Wikimedia v NSA amicus brief -- Brennan Center et al
Coalition_Letter__Jacobs-Davidson_NDAA_Amendment
2023 NDAA coalition letter 11-3-22
coalition letter - NEA reform 12-2-22
Brust v. Ohio Parole Board
Downloads
2023.01.10_Letter Opposing Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act FINAL
Letter-re-EQUAL-Act-Mark-Up-1-26-23
01_30_2023_Korematsu_Letter
Coalition-Letter-RCCA-02.06.23
Green v. Dixon
sign_on_ltr_snap_tanf_drug_felony_ineligibility_farm_bill_to_congress
2023 DPI Letter EQUAL Act FINAL
Opposition Letter to HALT Fentanyl Act
AFP Coalition Letter to SSCI-HPSCI-House and Senate Judiciary on Surveillance Reform 3.15.2023
DPI Commentary to USSC RE Acquitted Conduct Sentencing Proposed Amendments 2023
RESTRICT Act Letter FINAL
2023.05.01 Access to DC Council Hearings from the DC DOC
RESTRICT Act Letter IJ
Opposition Letter to HALT Fentanyl Act 5.19.23
CJ Letter re SAP on HALT Act 5.23.23
Downloads
Cooper Davis NACDL Letter - Circulation Draft v3
Coalition Statement for Record - Senate Judiciary Hearing on Section 702 6-12-23
ARTICLE ONE Act Coalition Letter 07-17-2023.docx
Xylazine Opposition Letter 7.19.23
Coalition-Letter-to-Congressional-Appropriations-on-the-FY2024-Defender-Services-Budget-07262023
Driving for Opportunity Act_Letter of Support_2023_Final (1)
TEST-Act-sign-on-letter-Sept-2023
PCLOB Section 702 report coalition statement
Coalition-Letter-to-Senate-Leadership-on-the-SHIELD-Act-092923
Florida v. Miller
United States v. Sullivan
Home Confinement CRA
Florida v. Washington
Florida v. Wood
Government Surveillance Reform Act - one pager - 10-24-23
Downloads
Coalition letter to Senator Schumer 11-13-23
DPI_JAN_Dreamorg_R_Street_SBA Comment_11_13_2023
Hopkins, et al v. Watson
Carpenter v United States 2023
Florida v. Hubbard
Carpenter v United States 2023
Snyder v. United States
FISA Coalition Secret Session Statement
coalition letter opposing inclusion of Section 702 in CR 2.28.24
Kousisis v. United States
DPI-JAN-BOP-1171-P
Hart v. Florida
Hewitt v United States
RISAA Opposition Letter_4.1.2024
Letter of Support HR 3019 Chair Comer
Downloads
Group-Letter-to-Oppose-HR6408-S4136-5-6-24-Final-1
Statement-House Passage Federal Prison Oversight-05.22.24
Statement-DEA Marijuana Scheduling-05.02.24
USSC-Acquitted Conduct Statement-04.17.2024
Statement-RISAA Passage-04.22.2024
Barnes v. Felix
7.15.24 ROC DPI Letter to USSC
Gross v. United States
Kousisis et al v United States
Letter Re US Sentg Commn
Benjamin v United States
Statement-Passage Federal Prison Oversight-07.10.24
Hewitt v. United States
NEA Reform Coalition Letter 10-10-24 2
RT4 702 estimate coalition letter 2024-10-11
