{"id":1278,"date":"2021-06-24T19:17:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1278"},"modified":"2021-06-24T19:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:17:38","slug":"moving-the-bar-my-life-as-a-radical-lawyer-by-the-late-michael-ratner-past-nlg-president","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/article\/moving-the-bar-my-life-as-a-radical-lawyer-by-the-late-michael-ratner-past-nlg-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving the Bar: My Life as a Radical Lawyer, by the Late Michael Ratner, Past NLG President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/article\/moving-the-bar-my-life-as-a-radical-lawyer-by-the-late-michael-ratner-past-nlg-president\/or-book-going-rouge\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1953,2410\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Charles Eshelman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OR Book Going Rouge&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1270214615&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Charles Eshelman 2010&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;105&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OR Book Going Rouge&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OR Book Going Rouge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OR Book Going Rouge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-830x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1279\" width=\"212\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-1245x1536.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner-1660x2048.jpg 1660w, https:\/\/www.nlg.org\/guild-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Moving-the-Bar-Michael-Ratner.jpg 1953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Ratner was one of America\u2019s leading human rights lawyers. In a career that spanned five decades up to his death in 2016, Ratner was involved in a wide range of high-profile cases. From working with William Kunstler in pursuing justice after the notorious prison massacre at Attica, to representing prisoners interned at Guantanamo Bay in the wake of 9\/11 and working as Julian Assange\u2019s principal lawyer in the United States, Ratner never shied away from taking on difficult, controversial cases.At a time when the law has once again become the focus for intense political conflict, Michael Ratner\u2019s life and work stand as an enduring example for those who seek to advance progressive causes through the courts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more and buy the book at <a aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.orbooks.com\/catalog\/moving-the-bar\/ (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbooks.com\/catalog\/moving-the-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">https:\/\/www.orbooks.com\/catalog\/moving-the-bar\/<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laprogressive.com\/michael-ratner\/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&amp;utm_campaign=28c78ae322-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_61288e16ef-28c78ae322-286928309&amp;mc_cid=28c78ae322&amp;mc_eid=f1a8f7c33c\" class=\"ek-link\">read the review<\/a> by NLG member Stephen Rohde. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Ratner was one of America\u2019s leading human rights lawyers. 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