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National District Attorneys Association Welcomes the Return of Joanne Thomka as Director of its National Traffic Law Center

October 30, 2018 | Press Release

The National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) announced the hiring of Joanne Thomka to serve as Director of its National Traffic Law Center (NTLC).

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NDAA Publishes White Paper Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2018 | Uncategorized

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NDAA Applauds President Trump and Congress for Supporting the Bipartisan Justice Served Act

October 12, 2018 | News

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(October 2018) Preparing for the Direct Examination of Toxicology Witness – Brown

October 2, 2018 | Between the Lines

Preparing for the Direct Examination of a Toxicology Witness

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NDAA Board Honors Departing Members

September 25, 2018 | News

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(July 2018) Does Addiction Impair One’s Ability to Drive? – Staudinger, Watson & Brown | Recognizing The Life Saving Power of the Drug Recognition Expert – Kimball

July 12, 2018 | Between the Lines

Does addiction impair one's ability to drive?

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NDAA Pushes Congress on Anti-Sex Trafficking Legislation

June 13, 2018 | Press Release

NDAA continues to put pressure on Congress to pass legislation aimed at holding companies accountable for allowing sex trafficking and other illicit activity to occur on their websites, such as Backpage.com. The Hill recently published an op-ed from NDAA urging Congress to pass the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017.

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(May 2018) Are We in a Rush to Crash?: Speeding and Fatalities – NTLC

June 12, 2018 | Between the Lines

Speeding and Fatalities

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NDAA Publishes Article on Officer Involved Shooting and Use of Force Protocols

June 10, 2018 | Press Release

The National District Attorneys Association is partnering with Route Fifty to highlight issues facing state and local prosecutors across the country. The publication goes to thousands of state and local government officials and stakeholders, and each guest article is written by a subject matter expert in the field.

The next article in the series, written by Maricopa County, AZ Attorney Bill Montgomery, focuses on the need for a formal written "Officer Involved Shooting and Use of Force Protocol" to assist prosecutors in addressing a critical incident. The latest article can be found here.

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NDAA Supports Legislation to End Human Trafficking on the Road

June 8, 2018 | Press Release

In early July, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on transportation and its nexus with human trafficking. As part of that hearing, Chairman Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member Nelson (D-FL) and Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act, which would ban for life an individual's commercial driver's license if convicted of using a commercial motor vehicle to commit a human trafficking felony. NDAA issued a support letter for that legislation that can be found here.

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