NLG Statement on the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
…in the U.S. and around the world have been stirred into action—at the risk of their lives—to stop the racist police killings, the economic deprivation, the mass evictions, the lethal…
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Excerpts from Jailhouse Lawyer Letters
…then turned to learning prison polices. Within a month, I was able to challenge the erroneous classification and overturn it. I was transferred to the least restrictive minimum security camp…
Haywood Burns Fellowships
…with the NYS Board of Parole. She also interns at the National Police Accountability Project, currently organizing the NPAP Conference: Representing Children and Youth in Police Misconduct Cases. With the…
History
…Police Accountability Project to address the issue of widespread police violence. Guild lawyers won the first case in the World Court that declared the use of nuclear weapons a violation…
#DisO2020 Webinars: Movement Lawyering with the NLG & How to Stay Radical in Law School
…have experienced police misconduct. Sarah David Heydemann (she/her) is an organizer turned lawyer who has worked in workers’ rights for many years, in labor unions, worker centers, civil rights non-profits…
NLG Organizing Legal Support Ahead of 2020 RNC and DNC
…“In this moment of popular uprisings against structural racism and police violence, these conventions hold particular weight. Without fail, the NLG will be in the streets monitoring the police response…
NLG Ohio and Philadelphia Chapters Organize Legal Support ahead of RNC and DNC
…Legal Observers, jail support, and lawyers. Legal Observers, popularly known as “Green Hats,” monitor protests and document police misconduct at the request of local organizers. Jail support volunteers track arrestees…
Member News Digest 8/13/20: Webinars, Chapter Updates, Convention, and more!
…write: “We believe that these severe and unprovoked charges are being used to intimidate with the intention of repressing protests against police brutality in our city. 100% of funds raised…
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2020 Keynote and Awardees
…to the people who have been in the streets pushing back against the police state in response to the brutal and tragic murder of George Floyd. We saw unprecedented police…
