NLG Leonard I. Weinglass Memorial Fellowship

…you 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…

Our Work

…students, and legal workers observe police actions during protests, provide Know Your Rights trainings, track arrestees through the legal system, and provide free attorneys for protest-related cases. The NLG has…

Member Recap: September 10, 2021

…train a cadre of lawyers to file civil suits in Federal Court on behalf of the victims of police misconduct and to educate the community activists to know their rights,…

2021 Annual Report

…water protectors at Line 3 to protesters resisting NYC Police Department brutality. We kept up our important international solidarity work, updated our Jailhouse Lawyer Handbook, and more. We couldn’t have…

2021 Honorees

…coordinate support for migrants of African descent in Mexico. Kerry is also a Steering Committee member of and Spokesperson for the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence…

2022 Honorees

…victims of police brutality and other governmental lawlessness including COINTELPRO.  In addition to his practice as a criminal defense and international human rights lawyer, he was Nelson Mandela’s US attorney…

Member Recap: July 16, 2021

…public from meeting “A pro bono attorney [Colin Donnaruma of the NLG-Albany Chapter] with the National Lawyers Guild who was there to represent the activists asked the police officers if…

2017 Keynote & Honorees

…policies has been a constant throughout her 40+ years as lawyer, activist and teacher. Her practice at PLO focuses on police misconduct civil rights litigation, including wrongful conviction, excessive force,…