The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Civil Liberties Union, et. al. Amici Curiae
Danielle Spinelli, Counsel of Record
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is a professional bar association representing public defenders and private criminal defense attorneys. The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the Constitution and the Nation’s civil rights laws. They are joined in this brief by their State affiliates. Danielle Spinelli is a partner with the law firm WilmerHale, where she specializes in appellate, bankruptcy, and regulatory litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 31, 2012. …
