Welcome to NLG’s Member Recap, our monthly virtual newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the latest NLG National, Chapter, and Committee news, programs, and announcements! Upcoming and Recorded Webinars and Events Upcoming and Ongoing Campaigns Chapter and Committee Announcements Opportunities to Get Involved with NLG Committees [JUNE 8, 2022] Join MLTF in Planning a Webinar/CLE […]
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Member Recap: September 2022
Welcome to NLG’s Member Recap, our monthly virtual newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the latest NLG National, Chapter, and Committee news, programs, and announcements! Support and Celebrate NLG! It’s the last day to become a #Law4ThePeople sponsor or place an ad in our tribute journal! Join us in honoring the exemplary work of our […]
Member Recap: June 2022
Welcome to NLG’s Member Recap, our monthly virtual newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the latest NLG National, Chapter, and Committee news, programs, and announcements! New Publications and Resources Upcoming and Recorded Webinars and Events Upcoming and Ongoing Campaigns Chapter, Committee, & National Announcements Opportunities to Get Involved with NLG Committees NLG’s Mass Incarceration Committee […]
Member Recap: August 2022
Welcome to NLG’s Member Recap, our monthly virtual newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the latest NLG National, Chapter, and Committee news, programs, and announcements! New Publications and Resources Upcoming and Recorded Webinars and Events Upcoming and Ongoing Campaigns Opportunities to Get Involved with NLG Committees NLG’s Military Law Taskforce Seeking Support Updating Resources on […]
2022 Resolutions, Amendments, and Elections
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 the NLG National Executive Committee […]
NLG Statement Against Overturning Roe v. Wade and in Support of Comprehensive Reproductive Freedom
Since this statement was issued, SCOTUS overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This page will continue being updated with resources as the abortion access landscape changes. On Monday, May 2, a leaked draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization confirmed what many reproductive justice and human rights activists both […]
Becoming Abolitionists: NLG Reading Group Guide
Open the original list from Derecka Purnell and publisher by clicking here. As your chapters and committees get started on reading and engaging with Derecka Purnell’s Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom, please feel free to use these discussion questions to guide your conversations. In Becoming Abolitionists, Derecka Purnell shares her own […]
Action Toolkit: Help stop political prisoner Eric King’s transfer to unsafe facility
Activist and political prisoner Eric King is currently at risk of transfer to USP Lee, a high security facility where Eric would be at risk of physical violence. In solidarity with his team, we are asking that NLG members and allies use this action toolkit to take a stand against Eric’s transfer. This toolkit contains: […]
NOW OPEN: 2023 Weinglass Memorial Fellowship Application
NLG Leonard I. Weinglass Memorial Fellowship 2023 Announcement and Application Instructions Leonard I. Weinglass (1933-2011) was a criminal defense attorney and constitutional law advocate. Over the course of his career, he represented political activists, government opponents, and criminal defendants— including Angela Davis, the Cuban Five, the Chicago Seven, the Pentagon Papers defendants, and the death row appeals of […]
#WAMI2022 Roundup
NLG Law Students Highlight Connections between Mass Incarceration and the Housing Crisis For the 2022 Week Against Mass Incarceration (Feb. 28-March 4), NLG Law School Chapters organized around the theme of “Mass Incarceration and the Housing Crisis” to explore the intersections of housing policy, evictions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the criminalization of poverty in the […]
