If you think capstandards.org looks a bit different than you remember from past visits, you’re right! We have just finished making some upgrades to the appearance and function of the site. Experienced users should find all the information in the same place it has always been, just with a bit of a new look. New… Read More »
New Search Features!
We’re happy to announce the launch of two important new search features! Preview Text / Highlighting: Searches that include keywords will now show a preview of the text in the search results with your keywords highlighted. Remember to put your search terms in quotes if you are looking for a specific phrase. Sorted Results: Previously search… Read More »
Summaries updated
After conducting an extensive search for missing cases, the Project has added approximately 80 new caselaw summaries to our database of opinions citing the Guidelines. These opinions date back as far as 1991 and bring the database current through the end of 2013. As always, you can find our “List of Cases Citing the Guidelines”… Read More »
New in 2014!
The Death Penalty Representation Project is happy to announce an upcoming enhancement to our “Caselaw Summaries” collection. The updated collection will include virtually all reported opinions that cite to the ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases, including those opinions where the courts have used “creative” terminology or… Read More »
Technical issue with Standards files
We are aware that there is currently a problem opening the standards documents on the site. You can still search, but you will not be able to view the document itself. We are working hard to resolve this issue and will post an update as soon as we have more information. In the meantime, if… Read More »
Registration Reminder: Email Addresses
A number of users have recently registered using bulk/free mail accounts such as Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo. A friendly reminder that applications with these types of email addresses take much longer to process as we attempt to verify your information. This verification process is required to maintain the security of the site. If at all… Read More »
Caselaw Summaries updated
Approximately 40 new summaries of opinions citing to the ABA Guidelines have been added to the database. These include several older opinions that were previously inadvertently excluded from the collection, as well as opinions issued in recent months. The summaries are now current as of July 24, 2013. As a reminder, these cases have not… Read More »
New feature – Conference Material List
Registered users can now view a list of the training conferences from which materials are available in the database. The list is organized by conference sponsor, conference name, and year. If you have materials from a conference not included on the list and would like to donate them, please send an email to emily.williams@americanbar.org. New… Read More »
More California Materials Added
A second large group of California conference materials are now available! The latest materials come from conferences held in 1988, 1989, 1994-1996, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013. To locate these materials, visit the Search Standards page, select Geographical Focus: California and Category: Training Conference Materials. You can further narrow your search using the additional fields in the… Read More »
Georgia Materials Added
Materials from several Georgia-focused training conferences are now available in the database. To view these documents, go to the Search Standards page, select Geographical Focus: Georgia. You can further narrow your search using the additional fields in the search form. Thank you to our colleagues who donated their Georgia materials for inclusion in the database!