Archives

Let’s Get Stimulated: Reflections on Scholl et al. v. Mnuchin et al.

by Ursula Curiosa, F.K.A. Lindsey Krantz As I write this note to you all, my beloved Guildies, dozens of envelopes of flaming hot printed material make their ways through Evansville, IN, after being edited, printed, signed, sealed, stamped, then oh-so-hopefully dropped into the mail for delivery at the Vanderburgh County Jail: a concrete camp where […]

WEBINAR: How the Federalist Society’s Philosophies Took Over the Courts

In March, the NLG and National Police Accountability Project (NPAP) presented a webinar on the rise of the Federalist Society, presented by Michael Avery, past NLG president, co-founder of NPAP, and co-author, with Danielle McLaughlin, of The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals. Watch the webinar recording at nlg.org/public-webinars.

NLG Military Law Task Force Establishes Anti-Racism Subcommittee

by Aaron Frishberg, NLG MLTF The US military is an institution permeated with racism. This is not surprising for an institution which, in the modern era, has been largely devoted in its war efforts to attempting to stifle liberation movements in non-white countries around the world. Since the defeat of military legal conscription, the US […]

How Black Women Have Built Movements and Cultivated Joy

by Amanda Alexander, Executive Director and Founder of Detroit Justice Center and Friend of the NLG A letter to my young niece about staying true to your goals, deriving sustenance from nature, and other insights I’ve gleaned from activists. Dear Fiona, Last summer your mama asked me a question that I couldn’t shake. We were […]

NLG-NYC Animal Rights Committee Webinar Spotlights Effects of Border Walls on Endangered Species

By Tamara Bedic, NLG-NYC Animal Rights Committee Chair  Thursday, May 13th, Congressmembers Barragan, Vela, Quigley and Grijalva joined three national wildlife groups to address the harm Trump’s border wall causes over 90 endangered species.  Hosted by the Animal Rights Committee of the NLG-New York City chapter, the 75-minute webinar (our seventh!) drew an audience of […]