The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members--lawyers, law students,
jailhouse lawyers and legal workers united in chapters and committees--the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.
Recent Press Releases & Documents
11/19/09
National Lawyers Guild Stands by Longtime Member Lynne Stewart as she Surrenders to Federal Custody
11/2/09
National Lawyers Guild Calls for Immediate and Independent Investigation into Assassination of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah by FBI Agents in Dearborn
9/25/09
National Lawyers Guild Observes Improper Use of Force by Law Enforcement at the G-20
9/14/09
National Lawyers Guild to Send Legal Observers to Monitor Law Enforcement at G-20 Summit Protests in Pittsburgh
8/17/09
Legendary Guild Attorney Doris Brin Walker Dies
7/8/09
National Lawyers Guild Calls on U.S. to Cut Ties with Illegal Junta in Honduras
5/27/09
National Lawyers Guild Calls for Reasoned Analysis of Sotomayor Nomination
4/2/09
American NLG Lawyers Release New Findings that Israel Violated International Law, US Domestic Law in Gaza
3/2/09
National Lawyers Guild Student Chapters Call for Abolition of the Death Penalty
2/24/09
Groups Request Special Prosecutor for Bush, Cheney, et alia
2/5/09
NLG Members in Gaza Document Executions of Civilians, Blocking of Humanitarian Aid, and Destruction of Civil Property
2/2/09
The National Lawyers Guild Announces the Arrival of Fact-Finding Mission to Gaza
12/29/08
The National Lawyers Guild Condemns Illegal Israeli Massacre of over 300 Gazans, Calls for Ceasefire and Urges Participation in Protests
12/15/08
National Lawyers Guild Launches "Give Bush the Boot" Shoe Drive in Support of Iraqi Reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi
11/24/08
National Lawyers Guild Calls for Freedom for Ahmad Sa'adat and All Palestinian Political Prisoners
11/18/08
National Lawyers Guild Calls for the Immediate Release of Palestinian Fishermen and Internationals Kidnapped in Palestinian Waters by the Israeli Navy
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