Book Review: Jack Jackson, Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right (U. Penn. Press, 2019). By Michael Avery Michael Avery is Emeritus Professor, Suffolk Law School, and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild.
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The Second Amendment Hustle
By Nathan Goetting Nathan Goetting is Professor of Criminal Justice & Jurisprudence at Adrian College and Articles Editor for NLGR. This essay has been adapted from a response to a speech by NRA attorney Stephen P. Halbrook. It was delivered at the invitation of the Toledo Student Chapter of the Federalist Society, after which both […]
95 Theses on Janus: Thoughts on the End of Company Unionism
Michael Anderson Michael Anderson is a union lawyer at Murphy Anderson PLLC in Boston. He thinks organizing depends on free speech. He doesn’t like to be called a “labor” lawyer, because that assumes workers sell themselves to capital rather than the other way around. He prefers to practice “surplus value recapture” law. In his real […]
Book Review: The Torture Machine, Racism and Violence in Chicago
Reviewed by Jeff Haas and Dennis Cunningham Haas and Cunningham are two of the founding partners of the People’s Law Office, now celebrating its 50th year, are longtime NLG members, and are beloved comrades of the author. The Torture Machine, Racism and Police Violence in Chicago, by People’s Law Office and longtime National Lawyers Guild […]
When Your Colonizers Are Hypocrites: Federal Poverty “Solutions” and Indigenous Survival of Sex Trafficking in Indian Country
Alix Bruce Alix Bruce is a third year juris doctor candidate at American University, Washington College of Law. Many thanks to Amy Tamayo, Marissa Ariel Ditkowsky, Taissa Morimoto, Katlyn Barrett, and Alice Browning for reviewing for mistakes. Also great thanks to Ezra Rosser for your advice. Introduction In the last four years, there has been […]
Criminalizing the Young: A Racist Horror Story
Paul Von Blum Paul Von Blum is Senior Lecturer in Communication and African American Studies at UCLA. He has taught at the University of California for 51 years and has published extensively in the social sciences, humanities, and law. He is an active member of the California Bar, an NLG member, and has practiced pro […]
Editor’s Preface: Vol. 76, No. 3 (Fall/Winter 2019)
Meredith O’Harris, Editor-In-Chief The two original, irredeemable American sins—the twin stains forever defacing the Stars and Stripes—are the treatment of American Indians and native Africans, both of which were enslaved and subjected to rigorous and merciless programs of cultural genocide by the United States. The first three features of this issue explore and demonstrate different […]
Editor’s Preface: Vol. 76, No. 2 (Summer 2019)
Womxn’s Bodies Are A Battlefield Meredith O’Harris, editor-in-chief Against a backdrop of national hostility against womxn, emanating from a demonstrably misogynistic President of the United States, the National Lawyers Guild continues its struggle for gender and reproductive equality. In this theme issue, our Review seeks to expose and redress different aspects of latter day female […]
NIFLA v. Becerra and Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Constitutionalizing the Distribution of False Medical Information to Pregnant People
Amelia Spencer Amelia Spencer is a recent graduate of the George Washington University Law School and has accepted a position as a staff attorney with Bronx Legal Services in New York. I. Introduction An abortion clinic and a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) stand directly across from each other at the corner of 12th and Delaware […]
Choice at Risk: The Threat of Adult Guardianship to Substantive and Procedural Due Process Rights in Reproductive Health
Marissa Ditkowsky Marissa Ditkowsky is a juris doctor candidate at the American University Washington College of Law. She would like to thank Professor Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law at the American University Washington College of Law, for advising her in the writing process. Choosing when or if to have a child is a fundamental […]