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    Amicus Briefs by Topic

    The following lists may include briefs where the National Clearinghouse is the lead amicus, and briefs where another organization is the lead amicus and the brief was prepared with significant assistance from the National Clearinghouse.

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    Briefs by Name
    Briefs by Date
    Briefs by Jurisdiction
    Death Penalty
    Duress/Coercion -- Battered Defendants
    Duty to Retreat
    Expert Testimony -- Adverse Testimony
    Expert Testimony -- Battering and its Effects
    Expert Testimony -- Battering and its Effects to Explain Behavior
    Expert Testimony -- Lay Testimony
    Hire to Kill -- 3rd Party Killing
    Ineffectiveness of Counsel
    Intent -- Battering and its Effect to Negate/Rebut Intent
    Jury Instructions / Requests for Charge
    Mitigating Circumstances
    Self-Defense -- Victims of Battering
    Sentencing

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    Philadelphia, PA 19123

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    800/903-0111 x3

    We accept collect calls from incarcerated
    victims of battering.

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