Come meet law students, legal workers, and attorneys and discuss how we can work with/in communities of color in 2014.
Visit our Facebook page to find out more about TUPOCC Chicago and the NLG:https://www.facebook.com/
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Come meet law students, legal workers, and attorneys and discuss how we can work with/in communities of color in 2014.
Visit our Facebook page to find out more about TUPOCC Chicago and the NLG:https://www.facebook.com/
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Kick-Off the New Year and New Semester at the NEXT GEN HAPPY HOUR
When: This Friday, January 17, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Cardozo’s Pub, 170 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602 (easily accessible from all L lines!)
We have the side room reserved.
Specials: Drinks are pretty cheap and this is a chance to see all your old (and future) NextGen pals
The Next Gen Happy Hour: Every month, the Next Gen Committee of the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago throws a happy hour to bring together young, progressive, and radical attorneys, law students, and legal workers to drink, socialize, organize, and relax.
Join us! We would really love to see as many people out for this happy hour as possible. With the convention right around the bend, let’s reconnect!
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December 31, 2013
Contact: Tasha Moro, 212-679-5100, ext. 15
NEW YORK —Today Judge John G. Koeltl granted the Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) request for the compassionate release of Lynne Stewart. This is heartening news. Ms. Stewart is 74 years old and has terminal cancer with a life expectancy of less than 18 months. She has been serving a ten-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center Carswell (FMC Carswell) in Fort Worth, Texas, in connection with her defense of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman.
As her condition has continued to deteriorate, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and several legal and social justice organizations have twice called on Attorney General Eric Holder to direct the BOP to grant compassionate release. Given that Ms. Stewart’s medical condition clearly falls within recent reforms to the BOP’s compassionate release program announced by Holder in August, and that the warden at FMC Carswell had earlier approved her release, the NLG urged that the process of consideration be expedited.
“From arrest to sentencing, Lynne Stewart’s case was used by the Department of Justice to send a chilling message to attorneys: think twice about who you represent! For speaking to a Reuters reporter about her client’s viewpoints – in violation of an administrative order – an ailing Ms. Stewart was sentenced to a decade in prison. Today’s small measure of justice does little to repair the damage wrought by the government’s unjust prosecution of an advocate whose service to society has been widely documented,” said Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director of the NLG.
Robert J. Boyle, one of Lynne Stewart’s attorneys added, “We are gratified and thankful that the government has agreed to Lynne’s compassionate release request. She has dedicated her life to fighting for justice for the underserved and unpopular. Lynne can now return home to her family and to the community that loves her.”
Ms. Stewart is a longtime member of the National Lawyers Guild. Since her initial indictment, Guild members have educated the public about the many ways her case runs afoul of the Constitution. The Guild’s 2005 publication The Case of Lynne Stewart: A Justice Department Attack on the Bill of Rights is available at nlg.org.
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Introducing our Newsletter for September 2013. Please enjoy and catch up on all the work the Chicago NLG and its committees have been up to!
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Chicago City-wide National Lawyers Guild presents:
(dis)Orientation *2013*
It’s not you, it’s law school.
Date: September 21, 11am-5pm (followed by HAPPY HOUR!). Lunch included.
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St.
Panels Include:
*Welcome to the Guild!*
*Student Tips & Tricks–Surviving Law School without Losing Your Soul*
*Legal Observer AND First Defense Legal Aid Know Your Rights & Hotline Training!*
*Critical Theory: What You Won’t Hear in the Classroom*
*Radical Career Paths*
Interested in social justice lawyering?! NLG is the place to be! Get introduced to the Guild and find out what it’s all about. Plus, a chance to meet and network with NLG law students and Guild lawyers from all over the City!
RSVP by filling out this form: https://docs.google.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/502601089831033/
In addition: NLG presents: LIVE Screen printing.
Upcycle your wardrobe with our live screen printing setup at (dis)Orientation! Bring your old clothes, pick an awesome design and ink color, and we’ll turn that forgotten sweater into something special.
Please join us afterwards for a special post Dis-O Next Gen Happy Hour with law students from all schools!
Come out to this special happy hour hosted by the Next Gen Committee and welcome students who have just completed the great DisOrientation program! Let’s show them the Guild community and and how great it is here in Chicago.
When: Saturday, Sept. 21st 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Dylan’s Tavern and Grill
118 South Clinton Street (DisOrientation is at Kent so we want to be nearby)
Specials: Great food and great beer, and a full bar
$5 Corona,
$5 Modelo
$5 Dos Equis
Other specials to be announced that day
The Next Gen Happy Hour: Every month, the Next Gen Committee of the National Lawyers Guild of Chicago throws a happy hour to bring together young, progressive, and radical attorneys, law students, and legal workers to drink, socialize, organize, and relax. Join us!