From the Dallas-Worth NLG Chapter: On July 4th, a noise demonstration took place outside of the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. What was a typical pro-immigrant protest has turned into a massive federal investigation, with 16 defendants now facing criminal charges. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the National Lawyers […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
The National Lawyers Guild stands steadfast in solidarity with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FCC) and demands accountability for the May 2,2025 attack on the “Conscience” flotilla vessel
The National Lawyers Guild calls on all countries to meet their obligations to end the genocide on the Palestinian people, and stop all actions that make them complicit in genocide. No goods of any kind have entered Gaza in over eight weeks; medicine and basic first aid supplies are scarce, markets are empty, prices have […]
Statement: TL;DR: Don’t talk to the cops and shut the f*ck up!
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) does not cooperate, collaborate, or coordinate with law enforcement at protests. Our members and communities are starkly aware of the enormous risks of engaging with the government in any way. Reflective of these values, we passed a Resolution Supporting the Abolition of Policing in 2020; our Mass Defense Committee has […]
The National Lawyers Guild Stands in Solidarity with Student Activists Resisting Suppression On Campus
Over the past several months, the Trump Administration has continued to target those who speak the truth to power. Through direct requests, financial threats, and proxy attacks by higher education administrators, there has been a notable rise in the use of fascist tactics to come after and punish students for their speech in support of […]
Statement in Response to Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Demand that Harvard Dismantle Student Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Email: hlsguild@mail.law.harvard.edu Instagram: @harvardnlg Last Friday, the Trump Administration privately sent a letter to Harvard University with a series of racist, reactionary, and unconstitutional demands attacking civil liberties, academic freedom, human rights, and racial justice. The letter explicitly calls on Harvard to defund and dissolve the Harvard Law School chapter of […]
Texas Tech Law’s Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild Calls for Action and Solidarity Against ICE’s Targeting of Immigrant Students
The Texas Tech Law Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly condemns the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the current Trump administration, which have resulted in the unjust arrest, detentions and targeting of international graduate students
The San Antonio Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s use of the courts to attack the City of San Antonio for a democratically approved San Antonio Reproductive Justice Fund
A majority of Texas voters support at least some access to abortion between the first 6 weeks to at any time during the pregnancy. The passage of San Antonio Reproductive Justice Fund reflects the desires of most Texans and was won through persistent advocacy by community members and their organizations. Using the courts to impede this democratically […]
