11/17/08 - FAMM files brief in new Supreme Court case
FAMM and the NACDL filed a brief in United State v. Pietro Polouizzi (Pollizi). Click here to download the brief.
7/29/08 - FAMM and NACDL file amicus brief in Burgess v. United States
FAMM and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) today filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of petitioner Keith Lavon Burgess in a case that explores a small but significant question about how to interpret a federal statute using the "rule of lenity" in favor of the defendant.
The brief was authored by Kevin B. Huff and Gregory G. Rapawy, of the law firm Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, in Washington, D.C.; Pamela Harris, co-chair, NACDL amicus committee in Washington, D.C.; Peter Goldberger, attorney and FAMM litigation advisory board member, in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and Mary Price, vice president and general counsel, FAMM. Read more