North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
// by Sarah Olson
NACDL white paper finding that competent, ethical use of AI is now part of a defender’s professional duty. The paper provides roadmap for how to verify AI output, protect client confidentiality, vet vendors, and build an office policy. It includes a model policy for defender offices or firms.
Parity in Practice: The Defender’s Duty to Ethically Use AIRead More
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
The NLS Blog has many posts that are useful to criminal practitioners covering various topics related to digital evidence. Recent posts include a post-Chatrie primer for suppression litigation and new information about cellular area searches. Defenders can subscribe to the blog to receive an email each time a new article is posted.
National Litigation Support Blog for Federal/Community Defenders and CJA PractitionersRead More
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
This project has compiled model motions that criminal defense attorneys can adapt and use to request information about law enforcement’s use of digital surveillance technologies, ranging from facial recognition to license plate readers to other forms of location tracking tech.
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
Held that a geofence warrant is a search. SOG post about the case is here. Link to opinion here.
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
Manuscript by Jeff Welty, May 2026
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson
// by Sarah Olson