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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
