Information that is favorable to the accused because all favorable information is critically relevant to that determination. The commitment of nacdl and the foundation for criminal justice to seek reform in the area of fair disclosure is one of the many areas in which we are working to make our criminal Justice System fairer and more humane across a wide range of issues. In recent months we have worked to expand access to counsel, promote reform of the nations indigent reform system, address ethnic and Racial Disparity in the criminal Justice System, explore the impact of militarization of the nations Law Enforcement infrastructure, rein in overcriminalization and promote the restoration of rights and status for those who have had a brush with the criminal law. All of this is a reflection of the core mission of americas criminal defense bar, libertys last champions as we define ourselves. Fairness is the bedrock principle of any society and of any judicial system. The reforms ensuring
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