National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is proud to endorse the following statement from local organizers in Atlanta. Read the original statement on their website by clicking this hyperlink. If you’d like to request Legal Observers® (LOs) for an action or learn about other forms of social movement mass defense support, reach out to your nearest NLG […]
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National Lawyers Guild Statement Condemning the Attempted Coup in Brazil
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns the attempted coup d’état in Brazil on Sunday, January 8. Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro, including election deniers and pro-fascist coup mongers, invaded the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential building causing significant damage to the buildings and their contents including national artistic treasures. The coupists actions were […]
NLG Iran Subcommittee Statement on Iranian Liberation
Issued by the NLG International Committee, Iran SubcommitteeOpen this statement in Farsi (PDF) We are lawyers and legal workers committed to collectively abolishing oppression and helping build the liberation of all people. We support the will of Iranians and their movement for liberation. We stand with them as they demand, design, and implement their future […]
NLG Pace Law Environmental Justice Panel Information
Please see below for Zoom information and event description: Zoom Meeting info: https://pace.zoom.us/j/96012631330 Meeting ID: 960 1263 1330 Password: 422923 Panelists: Joel Kupferman: NLG-NYC Environmental Justice Committee Co-chair Dr. Nicky Sheats: Director of the Center for the Urban Environment at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University Chief Vincent […]
2022 Resolutions, Amendments, and Elections
About the NLG Governance Process As a democratic organization, the work and focus of the NLG is decided by our members. Each year, we hold plenaries in which members discuss programmatic priorities, often in the form of resolutions. We also update our governing documents, our Bylaws and Constitution, and elect new officers to serve on […]
Black August
Black August is about Black power and liberation, honoring the rich history of community organizing, activism, advocacy, and care that sustain the fight for freedom. Black August is a time to uplift the struggle for an end to the prison industrial complex (PIC), a horrific and inhumane system that the state uses to enact violence […]
Press Release: NLG Urges U.S. to Condemn Israel’s Raids on Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 22, 2022 Contact: Director of Communicationscommunications@nlg.org(212) 679-5100, ext. 5 NEW YORK CITY, NY — On August 18, Israeli troops raided the offices of six human rights organizations, confiscated their materials, and shut down the entrances. All the organizations’ offices are located in Area A of the occupied West Bank, which is legally […]
NLG Statement on Movement Legal Work, Collective Defense, and the Role of Law
Endorsed by the NLG National Executive Council and the NLG Mass Defense Committee The National Lawyers Guild has put into practice the principles of movement legal work since the organization was founded in 1937. More than 80 years later, NLG membership passed a resolution on Movement Lawyering and Collective Defense in 2021 to formally adopt […]
NLG Supports Akron’s Local Organizing Demands After Police Murder Jayland Walker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 11, 2022Contact: Director of Communicationscommunications@nlg.org(212) 679-5100, ext. 5 NEW YORK CITY, NY — On June 27, Akron, Ohio police murdered Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man and Akron resident. In the protests that followed, Akron police showed up in riot gear, tear gassing and arresting demonstrators. In the wake of yet another […]
NLG Condemns State Violence against Reproductive Justice Protest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 28, 2022 Contact: Director of Communicationscommunications@nlg.org(212) 679-5100, ext. 5 New York City, NY — Law enforcement forcibly detained and arrested protesters across the country and specifically targeted Legal Observers serving as trained witnesses of police conduct over the weekend at protests in Los Angeles and Phoenix. The NLG condemns police violence against […]
