Update from February 15...

Sisters and Brothers of Occupy Chicago: Thank you to everybody who came down to the Daley Center this afternoon for the first hearing on the Motion To Dismiss.  For those of you unable to attend, John Stainthorp and Tom Durkin did an excellent job arguing the Motion of behalf of all...

Ninety Occupy Chicago A...

MEDIA ADVISORY Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release: February 15, 2012 Ninety Occupy Chicago Activists Go to Court TODAY Seeking Dismissal of Charges National Lawyers Guild will argue First Amendment protections trump park curfew violations Chicago, IL...

NLG Attorneys Acheive $...

CITY OF CHICAGO AGREES TO PAY $6.2 MILLION IN CLASS ACTION FOR PROTESTORS ARRESTED AT 2003 ANTI-WAR PROTEST A settlement has been reached in the class action law suit Vodak v. City of Chicago, brought against the Chicago Police Department on behalf of over 700 protestors who were falsely...

Judge Consolidates 90 O...

MEDIA ADVISORY Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release: December 21, 2011 Judge Consolidates 90 Occupy Chicago Cases for Hearing on Motion to Dismiss National Lawyers Guild attorneys defend activists, seek dismissal of park curfew charges Chicago, IL —...

NLG Begins Defending Oc...

PRESS RELEASE Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release: November 7, 2011 National Lawyers Guild Begins Defending Occupy Chicago Arrestees in Court Motion to dismiss based on First Amendment filed today, delaying outcome of cases Chicago, IL — Attorneys...

Occupy Chicago Legal Su...

In its continuing effort to defend the right to dissent, the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago is offering to support individuals who are involved in the Occupy Chicago movement in several ways. NLG Chicago Occupy Chicago Hotline | 773-309-1198 We have established a 24-hour Chicago-based...