2018 NLG Regional Conferences
…Gray/West Baltimore Uprising Bus Tour: a bus tour of significant locations of the West Baltimore Uprising and the trail of Freddie Gray’s “rough ride” in police custody that led to…
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NLG’s 2017 Year in Review
…a FOIA request to uncover records pertaining to police use of force against protesters. Offered a Critical Legal Perspective The National Office provided regular cutting edge analyses of current events…
NLG Welcomes Not Guilty Verdict in the First J20 Inauguration Day Protest Trial
…the 188 other defendants who were “kettled,” experienced abusive police tactics and were arrested en masse during protests against the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. “The…
#COINTELPRO: Disrupting Resistance Movements in the Digital Age
…in Charlottesville. No police deployment of concussion grenades, stingers, and pepper spray on people who were already detained. No holding people for hours without access to restrooms, food, and water….
Inauguration Protest Trials Begin, Resistance Continues
…September, St. Louis police kettled and mass arrested protesters and bystanders following the acquittal of police officer Jason Stockley in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith. Activists reported not…
A Dozen RNC Protesters Win Dismissals, Legal Support Provided by Local NLG and NAACP Chapters
…as a free speech activity, protected by the First Amendment. At a January 2017 hearing on these motions, Chief of Police Calvin Williams acknowledged that flag burning was legal, citing…
NLG Mobilizes Legal Support as St. Louis Police Make Brutal Mass Arrests Following Stockley Acquittal
…Police (STLMPD) Officer Jason Stockley, in the 2011 murder of Anthony Lamar Smith. Using tactics reminiscent of Ferguson, STLMPD have arrested at least 170 people— including protesters, three Legal Observers,…
[WEBINAR] Looming War In Korea: What keeps peace so elusive and what can be done?
…their breaches; Basic suggestions for moving forward toward a peace treaty, demilitarization and non-proliferation. Coalition building – Expanding the Lawyers for Demilitarization and Peace and Building alliances with South Korean…
NLG Mobilizes Legal Support Ahead of “Unite the Right” Counter-Protests
…outnumbering the KKK 50-to-1. They were then met with chemical weapons, excessive force, and subjected to arrest by police. Twenty-three counter-protesters were arrested. On Saturday, anti-racists and others from across…
WEBINAR: Mapping the Right: Reflections and Resistance
…justice, and anti-violence and militarization – supporting the capacity building efforts of emerging grassroots organizations. Previously, she worked for the Caring Across Generations campaign, bringing together home care workers, consumers,…
