Cops Target Guild Legal...

The Guild Defends Your Right to Resist! “At protests from D.C. to Miami to Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Saint Paul, Guild Legal Observers have been arrested, shot with projectiles, tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, and hit with batons, and we are still here to document...

Jon Burge Sentencing: P...

BURGE GUILTY: Sentencing hearing on Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 9am. PACK THE COURTROOM.  Get there early to get in. 12 noon, rally and press conference 219 S. Dearborn, Courtroom 1925 Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge is finally facing his own sentencing hearing after a jury...

“Know Your Rights” Mate...

The National Lawyers Guild recommends that activists consult and make use of these resources. The Guild advises anyone visited by the FBI to assert your right not to answer any questions, to get the card of the FBI agent and state that you will have an attorney contact the agent on your...

Emergency Response Hotl...

In response to the FBI raids and grand jury subpoenas of September 24, and in its continuing effort to defend the right to dissent, the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago is offering several resources for activists. First, we are announcing the establishment of a Chicago-based NLG...