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Volunteer lawyers, law students, legal workers & jailhouse lawyers of the 1st national, racially integrated US bar association. People > property💚✊🏽 Est. 1937 Become a member: nlg.org/join

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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 15/09/2026
We have provided legal support for people's movements since 1937. To no surprise, right-wing U.S. administrations have targeted us since our inception. In these turbulent times, NLG needs your support more than ever. When we stand together, we win. The fight continues! bit.ly/defendnlg
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 15/09/2026
Reviving Cold-War conspiracy theories of the McCarthy era, the U.S. State Department has released a 99-page report that specifically targets the NLG, along with 39 other organizations, as purported Cuban "front groups.” bit.ly/defendnlg
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 20/08/2026
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 20/08/2026
We keep us safe. Remain in solidarity. Continue to build with one another. Don’t talk to cops, and shut the f*ck up!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 20/08/2026
This is our statement regarding the latest news about the current administration's NSPM-7 directive, which has been applied to in Minnesota, and to attack protestors such as the Prairieland Defendants, across the country.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 20/08/2026
What we are seeing happen in Minnesota is not surprising, but it is still appalling. The NLG itself has been subject to spying and infiltration for decades, by governments who fear the power of its people.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 10/08/2026
Register at the link in our bio or visit: bit.ly/feddefensepanel Join the NLG in hosting a webinar where members of our communities who have been targets of the federal government's persecution.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 06/08/2026
Facing Trump’s Political Prosecutions: Reflections from Federal Defendant
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 19/06/2026
In honor of Juneteenth, the NLG National Office is closed today. Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of the news to Texas that the Confederacy had lost the war, and that all enslaved Black people were free.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 17/06/2026
Remember, if the feds come knocking, shut the f*ck up, and call the Federal Defense Hotline at 212-679-2811.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 16/06/2026
On June 11, 2025, ICE agents conducted an illegal kidnapping of two young asylum-seekers in Spokane, Washington. Neighbors, including a former City Council President, linked arms outside the ICE field office, in an act of civil disobedience against the illegal detention of the two immigrants.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 29/05/2026
The National Lawyers Guild condemns in the strongest possible terms the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designation of four Palestinian and international organizers...
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 26/05/2026
Register at: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pOx0jJS… Join the National Lawyers Guild and the Brennan Center for Justice for a webinar on Supreme Court Reform: May 28, 2026, 1 PM PT/4 PM ET
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 18/05/2026
The National Lawyers Guild Disability Justice Committee condemns proposed changes to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) that threaten to punish disabled people for surviving through family and community support.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 15/05/2026
NLG Opposes DOJ Plan to Lower Bar for States to Expedite Capital Punishment. Read our full statement: www.nlg.org/comment-in-opposition-r…
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 14/05/2026
NLG Denounces SCOTUS’s Ruling Eviscerating the Voting Rights Act Read our full statement: www.nlg.org/nlg-denounces-scotuss-r…
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13/05/2026
NLG Stands in Solidarity with SPLC Against Baseless Attacks by a Weaponized Department of Justice Read our full statement: www.nlg.org/nlg-stands-i...
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 25/03/2026
Join the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) for a webinar on knowing your risks during an ICE encounter. This webinar is hosted by L4GG, and will feature the NLG's Director of Mass Defense, Xavier T. de Janon.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 18/03/2026
NLG Calls for More Support to Prairieland Defendants After Verdict, as Fight Is Far From Over Last Friday was a devastating day for the friends, loved ones, and family of the Prairieland Defendants – & for those who care about the rights of free speech, free assembly, & resistance against fascism.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 27/02/2026
It is with great excitement that we release Let it Burn: Repression, Resolution, Revolution NLG Review Issue 80 Vol. 2. No. 1! This is a big one, so it is split into TWO parts!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 23/02/2026
But then, as soon as the first defense attorney started asking questions to the prospective jurors, presiding Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 23/02/2026
All Eyes on Prairieland: Judge Attacks Right to Fair Trial in First “Antifa” Case! After 7 months in jail, the Prairieland Defendants finally began federal trial on Feb. 17. These cases have shown a coordinated effort under the Trump administration to criminalize anti-ICE dissent.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13/02/2026
Free Leqaa Kordia, Protester Held In Prairieland Detention Center
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 12/02/2026
Law students, legal workers, and activists make up a large part of our network of Legal Observers, and are members of each of our chapter. Since 1972, membership has been open to other workers, not just lawyers.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 12/02/2026
We always get asked: "Do you have be a lawyer to join the National Lawyers Guild?" No!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 02/02/2026
The NLG and its partners create guides in order to respond to the escalating attacks by our government. We are re-sharing these three guides, since they deal with the Federal government's escalating tactics against everyday people, trying to do the right thing for themselves and their communities.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 29/01/2026
To our neighbors: The last day Alex Pretti was alive was a day of triumph. Minneapolis went on strike. One thousand businesses closed. One hundred faith leaders were arrested in a civil disobedience action. Tens of thousands marched in the streets. It was called the Day of Truth and Freedom.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 21/01/2026
In honor of NLG's resolutions to abolish prisons (2016) and abolish the police (2020), the Guild holds an annual student Week of Abolition (WOA) to reflect the Guild’s commitment to finding alternatives to current systems of incarceration and policing.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13/01/2026
Watch as the LAPD detains one of our green hat Legal Observers at a protest against ICE’s murder of Renne Nicole Good. The work that our Legal Observer, and other Los Angeles chapter members of the NLG, are doing is critical to support our movements.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/01/2026
In October 2025, a woman in Chicago was documenting CBP agents after they had completed a removal operation. After she allegedly followed the agents’ car in her own car, the agents rammed their vehicle into hers, cursed at her, and shot at her.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/01/2026
The prosecutors charged him with a misdemeanor under this statute and took the case to trial. After trial, a jury found him not guilty in November 2025.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/01/2026
In August 2025, a man in D.C. tossed a sandwich that landed on a CBP agent. A federal grand jury refused to indict him on a felony under this statute.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/01/2026
Understanding this law can help assess risks as you take action in support of immigrants!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/01/2026
The Trump regime has unleashed the full force of ICE, CBP, and DHS for his mass deportation agenda. As more people stand up against this violence, federal prosecutors across the country have brought hundreds of charges against protesters under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), “federal assault”.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 17/12/2025
Registration is now open for the 2026 #Law4ThePeople convention from April 8th through the 12th in Detroit, Michigan! Register at: www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/…
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 09/12/2025
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends! Visit the link in our bio to purchase them! Visit the link to donate: www.nlg.org/donate/nlgf
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 08/12/2025
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends! Visit the link below to purchase one! www.nlg.org/giftmembership
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 04/12/2025
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends! To get them visit: www.nlg.org/civicrm/contribute/tran…
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 03/12/2025
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 02/12/2025
We know this #GivingTuesday you are being asked to show support for many important organizations but, in this time of increasing repression, your support of the National Lawyers Guild is more essential than ever. Donate at: www.nlg.org/givingtuesday
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 01/12/2025
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 21/11/2025
The governor of Texas designation of CAIR is as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" is islamophobic, and crusade against free speech. Read our full statement at: www.nlg.org/nlg-condemns-texas-unla…
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 19/11/2025
The 2026 #Law4ThePeople Convention is happening this Spring in Detroit, Michigan! Now more than ever, it is vital for our members and community to come together, share their experiences, teach us about their hard fought battles, and to break bread together.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 14/11/2025
Did you know Trump is going after people that read zines? Our ideals and beliefs are not in theory being criminalized, they are actively being criminalized. Des, one of the Prairieland Defendants, is being targeted by the Trump Administration under the new NSPM-7 guidelines.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 13/11/2025
Did you know Trump has his first case against “Antifa”? Watch a clip of NLG Director of Mass Defense explain how the Trump Administration has used the President’s directive to go after “Antifa”, to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/11/2025
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/11/2025
This is nothing but an attempt to silence dissent and target people critical of the administration’s actions.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 05/11/2025
The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 03/11/2025
Preparing for the Domestic Terrorism Apparatus, Hosted by NLGR Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT As the administration moves to expand its domestic terrorism framework, new policies and rhetoric are raising alarm among social justice advocates.
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 30/10/2025
The application for the NLG's Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowship for Social and Economic Justice for Summer 2026 is now available! The Burns Fellowship is open to students and legal workers working on projects that find creative ways to advance justice.
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