November 19, 2025 The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the nation’s oldest and largest progressive bar association committed to the legal defense of people’s movements, unequivocally condemns the Texas Governor’s November 18th proclamation designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “terrorist” and “transnational criminal” organization. This designation is without legal or factual basis and […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
Alarming Criminalization of Green Card Holder Based on “Antifa Materials”
As the federal government’s repression of dissent expands, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is increasingly alarmed at the situation evolving in Johnston County, Texas, in relation to the Prairieland Defendants’ July 4 anti-ICE noise demonstration. On October 15, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office indicted Daniel “Des” Sanchez, a local Dallas artist, for transporting “a box […]
Military Law Task Force and the National Lawyers Guild condemn US military threats to Venezuela and Caribbean maritime attacks
The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild, alongside the National Lawyers Guild, condemn the U.S. military presence off the coast of Venezuela and the bombing and sinking of small vessels in international or foreign waters, as acts of war and military attacks on the civilian population, raising the danger of a full-scale […]
NLG Denounces Federal Intimidation of Legal Advocacy
Last Friday, a Republican Texas House member sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting an investigation of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), The National Lawyers Guild Foundation, (NLGF), and the Mass Defense Steering Committee (MDSC) (referred to as “Mass Defense Project”). This is a clear act of “jawboning”, where a member of Congress […]
NLG Stands with Anti-ICE Dissent, Calls for Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants
Yesterday, a new indictment was revealed in North Texas that uses Trump’s new directive to go after “antifa” to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants. This is the first instance where the Trump Administration has framed “antifa” as a terrorist group in a criminal case. The National Lawyers Guild stands with anti-ICE dissent and calls for solidarity […]
National Lawyers Guild Emphasizes the Need for International Action and Meaningful Accountability for Israeli and U.S. Genocide
This past week brought hopeful reports about the achievement of a preliminary ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Yet, even as Palestinians in Gaza celebrate their survival Israeli forces continue to kill civilians, including shooting at Gazans trying to return to their homes and bombing residential buildings. The National Lawyers Guild joins the international community in urgently […]
Southern Region Solidarity Statement Condemning ICE Raid in Georgia
The Southern Region of the National Lawyers Guild joins immigrant rights, labor, and community groups in Georgia in condemning the violent and unlawful raid at the Hyundai Supplier and LG Energy Solution plant on September 4. This was the largest workplace ICE raid in history, with 475 people kidnapped in a militarized assault on the […]
Statement from Sundiata Jawanza, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak and NLG Vice President Jailhouse Lawyer
Black August! Resistance! In the spirit of Black August, a sacred month within the radical tradition born from the fire of resistance, I write as the NLG Vice President of Jailhouse Lawyers from within the walls of this close custody security prison. Black August is a time for us to remember and honor the revolutionaries […]
