The National Lawyers Guild (“NLG”) submits this comment in strong opposition to the Department of Justice’s proposed rule amending 28 CFR Part 26 (“Proposed Rule”). The NLG is the nation’s oldest and largest progressive bar association, and our members across the country regularly represent individuals fighting capital punishment. Hence, the Proposed Rule directly affects our […]

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) condemns in the strongest terms the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. This decision represents a mortal wounding of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Section 2 of the Act served as a bulwark against racist electoral districting and as a remedy for the dilution of Black and […]

Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has lodged an attack on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) by indicting the organization for alleged wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. This is a clear signal to fascist organizations that they are safe and can continue their racist attacks against communities that they marginalize. […]

The National Lawyers Guild Disability Justice Committee condemns proposed changes to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) that threaten to punish disabled people for surviving through family and community support. These policy shifts represent a continuation of the long-standing use of the law as a tool to discipline poverty, undermine collective care, and isolate disabled people from […]

Four months after the Cop City RICO was dismissed in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday, April 23, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that a Cobb County grand jury indicted three of the 61 Cop City defendants on new charges.  Hannah Kass, Katie Kloth, and Tyler Norman are charged with two counts of felony destruction […]

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is in solidarity with Renea Gamble, a 62-year old protester who was assaulted by police officers at a “No Kings” protest in Fairhope, Alabama. Former NLG president, David Gespass is representing her, along with his partner, NLG member Kathy Johnson. After being arrested and handcuffed, Ms. Gamble was asked her […]

The National Lawyers Guild joins the International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) in condemning in the strongest terms the joint attack by the United States and Israel on the Islamic Republic of Iran, launched on the morning of Saturday, February 28, 2026, amid the holy month of Ramadan.  These attacks constitute another example of the crime […]

Last Friday was a devastating day for the friends, loved ones, and family of the Prairieland Defendants – and for those who care about the rights of free speech, free assembly, and resistance against fascism. In what was Trump’s first case against “antifa”, the administration used protestors at a noise demonstration outside of the Alvarado […]