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The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members--lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers and legal workers united in chapters and committees--the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.


Recent Press Releases & Documents


8/19/08
National Lawyers Guild and Pakistan Justice Coalition Welcome Musharraf's Resignation

8/4/08
National Lawyers Guild President and Past Presidents Urge Texas Governor Rick Perry to Stay Execution of Jose Medellin

7/11/08
National Lawyers Guild Applauds Inter-American Court Decision Upholding the Human Rights of Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune; Urges Rapid Compliance With Judgment

7/9/08
NLG Teams with Japanese Legal Network to Monitor Police Misconduct in Counter G8 Protests in Japan

6/26/08
John Yoo, David Addington Stonewall Congress; NLG Urges Special Prosecutor, Congressional War Crimes Commission

6/24/08
NLG Calls on Senate to Vote "No" on Electronic Surveillance Bill, HR 6304

6/6/08
Society of American Law Teachers—SALT—and NLG—Joint Statement on ICE Immigration Raids and Criminal Immigration Enforcement

6/5/08
NLG Says Politics Motivated Decision in Cuban Five Case

6/2/08
NLG Urges United States to Sign and Ratify Treaty Banning Use of Cluster Bombs

5/23/08
National Lawyers Guild Congratulates Raboteau Massacre Victims on Historic Victory

5/20/08
National Lawyers Guild’s Queer Committee Celebrates California Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

5/12/08
NLG Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Bush Administration Officials and Lawyers Who Wrote Torture Memos

5/1/08
NLG President to Testify on Torture Liability at Hearing Before House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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