Biography
Ronnie Lampard serves as the Senior Director of the Civil and Criminal Justice Task Forces at the American Legislative Exchange Council. During his time at ALEC, he has testified before congressional committees, state legislative committees, and provided written testimony to state legislative committees on administrative law, civil asset forfeiture reform, juvenile justice reform, occupational licensing reform, and prisoner reentry. In addition, he has published op-eds on various topics, including limiting driver’s license suspensions, mandatory minimum sentencing reform, regulatory reform, and sports betting.
Before coming to ALEC, he served on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary as a Legal Fellow. Previously, he was a prosecutor in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he tried both felony and misdemeanor cases and argued approximately 100 motion hearings. He received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of New Orleans, his graduate degree in Political Science from American University, and his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in May of 2006.
Authored Articles
Authored Publications
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The Latest Trends of Asset Forfeiture Transparency and Juvenile Justice
This State Factor examines trends across the states in Civil Asset Forfeiture reform, as well as in juvenile justice for the latest legislative sessions. It also examines the driving policy ideas…
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The End and How to Breakthrough: The Number of Laws Criminalizing Innocent Conduct is a Touch Too Much
With the explosion in the number of criminal statutes and criminal regulations, it is particularly difficult for an individual to know what conduct has been deemed criminal or noncriminal. In…
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2016: A Successful Year for Criminal Justice Reform and Path to the Future
In 2005, Texas officials noticed the alarming rate at which their state’s corrections budget was growing. By 2007, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice wanted the state legislature to…