Press releases: September 2010

Press releases: September 2010

National Lawyers Guild Hotline and “Know Your Rights” Materials Available for Activists Targeted by the FBI

For immediate release:
September 27, 2010
New York:

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and its Mass Defense Committee provides legal defense and educational resources to activists, including those subjected to the September 24 raids and grand jury subpoenas in Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois. The Guild denounces the attacks on free speech, freedom of association, and the right to dissent that these actions represent.

National Lawyers Guild Issues New Report on Policing of Protests

For immediate release:
September 23, 2010
New York:

The National Lawyers Guild has released its third comprehensive report on government violations of First Amendment rights on the one-year anniversary of the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. “The Policing of Political Speech” documents how police over-reaction to protected speech has informed unlawful police tactics at National Special Security Events, such as the 2008 Republican National Convention and the 2009 G-20 Summit.

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