NLG Condemns Atlanta Arrests on March 5

Law enforcement detained at least 35 people in Atlanta on Sunday, March 5, at a solidarity music festival over a mile away from the Cop City construction site. Among those arrested was an NLG Legal Observer. All of these arrests are part of ongoing state repression and violence against racial and environmental justice protesters, who […]

We’re Hiring: Interim Executive Director

About the Interim Executive Director Are you a National Lawyers Guild member with strong managerial and interpersonal skills, and a  commitment to guiding the Guild toward a strong future? The National Lawyers Guild (NLG / Guild) National Office seeks a dynamic Interim Executive Director (Interim ED) for a two-year term. We are looking for someone […]

Announcing the 2023 NLG Haywood Burns Fellows

The NLG National Office is thrilled to introduce our 2023 Haywood Burns Fellowship recipients! The Fellowships sponsor law students and legal workers to spend the summer working for public interest organizations across the country in order to build their legal skills, strengthen their long-term commitment to social justice, and provide much-needed legal support to under-served communities.  […]

NLG Issues Letter to Co-Sponsors of ABA Resolution 514 on Antisemitism

On January 18, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) joined more than 40 organizations in expressing strong opposition to ABA resolution 514 and its call to employ the discredited and malicious International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. The letter, co-written by the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Peace Now, Center for Constitutional Rights, […]

NLG Co-Launches International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 26, 2023Contact: Director of Communicationscommunications@nlg.org(212) 679-5100, ext. 5 New York, NY — On Saturday, January 28, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) will co-launch the International People’s Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, and Economic Coercive Measures. The Tribunal is an international effort to challenge U.S. imperialism and to build structures of accountability […]

NLG Statement in Solidarity with Atlanta Forest Defenders

On Wednesday, January 18, Georgia State Patrol murdered Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran, who was camping in a public park to defend the Weelaunee Forest and stop the construction of Cop City. Over the weekend, six protesters were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism. In solidarity with the protesters, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls for an […]

NLG Condemns Police Murder Protester Tortuguita and Ongoing State Violence Against Forest Defenders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2023Contact: Director of Communicationscommunications@nlg.org(212) 679-5100, ext. 5 Atlanta, GA — During a militarized attack against protesters and Forest Defenders on January 18, Atlanta police shot and killed a protester named Tortuguita, who was camping in a public park to defend the Weelaunee Forest. This murder by the police is part of […]

In solidarity with the movement to Stop Cop City and Defend Weelaunee Forest

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 […]

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 […]