NLG Legal Observer® Program

…their political views as fully as possible without unconstitutional disruption or interference by the police and with the fewest possible consequences from the criminal justice system. In addition to Legal…

NLG Mass Defense Brief Bank

…International Action Center, et al., v. United States, et al.   Police Violence and Excessive Use of Force: Complaint in Local 10, ILWU, et. al., v. City of Oakland, et…

2020 NLG Leonard I. Weinglass Memorial Fellowship

…are unsure of your membership status, please email NLG Director of Membership Lisa Drapkin at membership@nlg.org. **NLG Projects include the National Police Accountability Project, the National Immigration Project, and the…

Know Your Rights During COVID-19

…policing. We believe that we can build safer communities and respond to COVID-19 without expanding the police or medical surveillance. Please read and share this guide, Know Your Rights During…

NLG Scholars

…is Professor Emeritus at Suffolk Law School in Boston. He began practicing law in 1970 and specialized in civil rights, police misconduct, and criminal defense. From 1998 to 2014 he…

NLG Students: Week of Abolition

Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Book, 2022) No More Police: A Case for Abolition (Book, 2022) Prison Abolition Syllabus (Guided Resource List, 2016) “Abolition for the People” (Article,…

NLGF 2022 Guild Grants Program

…NLG-Colorado Chapter to create a report on police surveillance and abuse of protesters NLG – Harvard Law School Chapter for reproductive justice teach-ins and trainings NLG International Committee for the…

NEW! NLG Member News Digest

…to protests of police shootings in 2014. The city identified certain police body-worn camera (“BWC”) footage as responsive to that request. However, before it would turn over the videos, the…