Andrew S. Birrell

From my column for The Champion Magazine: Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal landscape at breakneck speed. Defense lawyers must embrace AI technology to enhance their advocacy, streamline their practices, and level the playing field. nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

News Release: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Condemns DOJ Directive on Denaturalization Read more: buff.ly/kWZQgZC

News Release: Nation's Criminal Defense Bar Condemns Executive Overreach, Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles Read more: buff.ly/tVtSlsA

From my latest column for The Champion magazine: It has always been a presidential prerogative to pardon or commute federal sentences. Here is a modest proposal: What if all federal convictions were reviewed for pardons? nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

From my latest column for The Champion: in an era of electronic discovery & ever-increasing information dumps, defense lawyers face challenges examining terabytes of information from discovery requests. Read more: nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

In my inaugural column for The Champion Magazine, I share stories of defenders throughout history who risked their careers, reputations, and personal safety to stand up for their clients. Read more: nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

In my latest column for The Champion, Dr. Ilia Kolochenko and I discuss how lawyers can identify the biases Generative AI may support and implement creative safeguards to ensure the presumption of innocence is maintained in courtrooms. nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

Read the full statement below 👇🏾 @FACDL_Miami @FACDL nacdl.org/NACDLProsecuto…

📰@NACDL Calls for Immediate Action to Combat Rampant Prosecutorial Misconduct in FL: “Until this serious problem is remedied, our legal system will continue to suffer & the respect accorded it by the public will continue to diminish"@NACDLPresident @FACDL buff.ly/45KjKhP

@NACDLPresident "This is one of these examples where you can have an overzealous prosecutor and apply it to certain situations that it shouldn't be applied to," he told @CBSNews." Listen live: buff.ly/4aVIk0j Read more from @MelissaQuinn97 👇🏾 cbsnews.com/news/supreme-c…

Happening now: Supreme Court to examine federal obstruction law used to prosecute Trump and Jan. 6 rioters "Michael Heiskell, @NACDLPresident, agreed that prosecutors' application of the statute is too broad, and warned it can lead to overcriminalization."cbsnews.com/news/supreme-c…

📣 My latest @Medium column dives deep into the inspiring journey of a law school professor and former student who played a crucial role in overturning 100-year-old convictions of 110 Black soldiers from the Camp Logan riots. Read the interview here: nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…

Join @NACDL during the month of April as we celebrate #SecondChanceMonth and continue to fight for a system that gives everyone a second chance. Get involved, find Second Chance Month events, resources, a social media toolkit, action alerts & more here: buff.ly/36ZStO3

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Opinion by @NACDL Executive Director @lmonet and @Gideons_Promise Executive Director Zanele Ngubeni: Celebrate Public Defense Lawyers, Fortify Public Defense Systems #PublicDefenseDay #GideonsDays @InsideSourcesDC Read more 👇👇👇 buff.ly/4ac15fC

📢 Join @NACDL in celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth & #PublicDefenseDay with a free, insightful webinar! Explore the impactful contributions of women to the history of public defense and the challenges still faced today. 🗓️ March 20, 12-1pm ET 📝 Register: buff.ly/3InFhlv

📢STARTING NOW📢 the @USCCRgov will begin their briefing on "Civil Rights Implications of the Federal Use of Facial Recognition Technology." #FRT #AI #CivilRights #USCCRbriefing TUNE IN: youtube.com/watch?v=yVs8MG…

Police Are Using Celebrities to Make Arrests?? 🎬🚔 🗣 Speaker: Clare Garvie @ClareAngelyn ------------- To learn more about Facial Recognition visit 🔗 buff.ly/3SYcZTx To learn more about the New Jersey v. Arteaga appellate decision visit 🔗 buff.ly/3uSHZfy

Read my latest column from The Champion magazine on strategies criminal defense lawyers can employ in the face of coercive plea bargaining: nacdl.medium.com/from-the-presi…