LOCATION: LIVE Webinar via ZoomDATE: Thursday, September 10, 2026COST: FREE, Registration RequiredTIME: 2:00 pm ETCLE CREDIT: not available The Supreme Court held in Chatrie that the government’s use of a “geofence warrant” to obtain Google location history was a Fourth Amendment Search, and that people have a privacy interest in their cell phone location history–even when it’s stored by a third …
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HelixCross
Forensic DNA Expert Cross-Examination Training – open-access software available for state’s experts to practice being cross-examined by defense attorneys using AI.
State of Connecticut v. Sellars (2026)
Case involving hearing of an admissibility challenge to GSR evidence where the defense argued that the evolution of the standards established and defined by ASTM International showed the methodology employed by the analyst was no longer well established or aligned with the latest developments in those international standards. Appellate Court held that trial court erred …
What the Flock? How ALPR Surveillance Works, How It’s Abused, and How to Challenge It
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Time: 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET Location: Online | No CLE credit Offered at no cost by NACDL to their members and non-members Automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are tracking vehicles across the country—collecting location data, creating detailed records of people’s movements, and increasingly becoming part of criminal investigations. But how does …
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Roadside Intelligence: Emerging Drug Trends & Impaired Driving
Free to attend webinar series offered by Center for Forensic Science Research and Education Drug-impaired driving continues to challenge law enforcement as the drug landscape becomes increasingly complex. Unlike alcohol impairment, the effects of drugs, and particularly combinations of drugs, can vary considerably, making roadside detection and investigation more difficult. Evolving patterns of drug use …
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In Re Four Applications for Search Warrants Seeking Information Associated With Particular Cellular Towers a/k/a Tower-Dump Warrants (2026)
Federal court in Mississippi held that cell phone “tower dumps” are per se unconstitutional general warrants.
Parity in Practice: The Defender’s Duty to Ethically Use AI
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.
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National Litigation Support Blog for Federal/Community Defenders and CJA Practitioners
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.
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Reading School Records
Live webinar presented by Heather CoxAug 6, 2026, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated School records often contain valuable information that can help explain a client’s behavior, development, educational needs, and life circumstances—but only if attorneys know where to look. As part of our neurodiversity webinar series, this program will provide criminal defense attorneys with …
ACLU Surveillance Discovery Project
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.
United States v. Chatrie, _ U.S. _ (June 29, 2026)
Held that a geofence warrant is a search. SOG post about the case is here. Link to opinion here. A NACDL Practice Advisory for defense counsel following the Chatrie decision is available here.
Reading Medical Records
Live webinar presented by Raj V. Patel, MD, FACEP, FAAEMJuly 9, 2026, 12:30pm90 min of CLE credit anticipated Medical records can contain critical information for understanding a client’s history, functioning, diagnoses, trauma exposure, and support needs—but many attorneys receive thousands of pages of records with little guidance on how to interpret them. In this webinar, …
Authenticity and Admissibility of Digital Evidence
Manuscript by Jeff Welty, May 2026
The Wounded Healer’s Journey: Vicarious Trauma and Reclaiming Resilience
The NC Association for the Management and Treatment of Sex Offenses is offering a free webinar on Zoom that is open to criminal defense attorneys working on sex offense cases. The focus of the program is on vicarious trauma and resilience. Please register in advance of the program if you are interested.
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State v. Wise, No. COA25-683 (N.C. Ct. App. June 3, 2026)
(1) In aggravated death by distribution, the State need not prove that cocaine alone caused death where the evidence showed the cocaine worked in concert with other drugs; (2) the statute does not require the defendant to have distributed the controlled substance directly to each victim; (3) expert testimony based on certified toxicology reports does …
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