On Tuesday August 30th Harvard Law Professor Gabriella Blum, along with her colleague Philip Heymann, is this year’s winner of the 2010 Palmer Prize, which we annually award for the best writing on civil liberties during the prior year. At 12:00 in the courtroom, the authors will present their book, Laws, Outlaws, and Terrorists: Lessons from the War on Terrorism. Professors Blum and Heymann reject the argument that traditional American values embodied in domestic and international law can be ignored in any sustainable effort to keep the United States safe from terrorism. They argue that the costs are great and the benefits slight from separating security and the rule of law.
Next Gen Post Bar Celebration/Happy Hour!
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Next Gen folks who have completed the bar exam! Let’s get together for our monthly happy hour, and for a special post-bar celebration.
The Chicago Next Gen Committee hosts this monthly Happy Hour for young, progressive, and radical attorneys, legal workers, and law students. Come out for drinks and socializing with your community! And, drag along all the friends and co-workers that you can wrangle! Bring someone new along!
WHERE: El Cid II, 2645 N. Kedzie.
WHEN: Friday August 5th, 6-8 PM
SPECIALS: $4.75 Margaritas, other specials TBA
Grand Jury CLE
On Tuesday, May 10, join the Chicago Chapters of the National Lawyers Guild and the American Constitution Society, ACLU of Illinois, National Conference of Black Lawyers, and CAIR-Chicago as we sponsor a fantastic CLE about the grand jury and current abuses thereof.
WHAT: Representing Clients In a Grand Jury Investigation Implicating Political Conduct. Exploring:
- A history of grand jury and executive power prosecutorial abuse, including the Palmer Raids, the McCarthy era, grand juries targeting Puerto Rican, civil rights and anti-war activists.
- The ABC’s of representing people before grand juries, including important First Amendment rights for organizations whose records are subpoenaed, implications of FBI infiltration, and how to use First Amendment rights to defend against grand jury subpoenas and prosecution.
- First Amendment and criminal defense issues raised by Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project.
- A client’s perspective.
SPEAKERS:
Michael Deutsch is a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer at People’s Law Office who has written about grandjury abuse.Bernardine Dohrn is associate clinical professor at Northwestern’s Children and Family Justice Center, and was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in the early 1980’s but resisted and served time in prison for her refusal.Aziz Huq is an assistant professor at University of Chicago Law School, and previously litigated national security cases at the Brennan Center for Justice.Stan Willis is a civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, activist, and active member of NCBL.Susan Gzesh (moderator) is the director of the University of Chicago Human Rights Program and is a lawyer.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, 5:30-7:30
WHERE: Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn Street, 1st Floor
2 CLE Credits! Free!
REGISTER! Military Law Training (CLE)
GETTING OUT OF THE MILITARY
Continuing Legal Education Seminar
Presented by members of the Bay Area Military Law Panel.
An orientation to military law and discharges, and how to advise service members seeking discharge from the military.
REGISTER NOW! Fill out the registration form here.
Friday, May 20, 2011
10 am – 4 pm
Loyola University Corboy Law Center
25 E. Pearson, Room 208
Chicago Illinois
Presented by: Rai Sue Sussman and Jane Kaplan of the Bay Area Military Law Panel
- Members, minority bars, non-profits, public defenders | $100 ($150 late)
- Other attorneys | $125 ($175 late)
- Law students, legal workers, and low income | $50 ($75 late)
Tuition goes directly to pay cost and includes:
- a CD of all presented material
- a delicious lunch provided by Haifa Cafe, a local Middle Eastern restaurant.
Printed material can be pre-ordered for an additional $50. Financial hardship assistance available.
Register Now! Fill out the registration form here.
You can pay your registration in advance online via Paypal:
Email chicago[@]nlg[.]org for more information.
Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Co-sponsored by: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War Chicago, and Civilian-Solider Alliance.
NLG Midwest Regional
2012 NLG Midwest Regional Conference:
Now’s the Time! Rising Up for Human Rights
March 23-25, 2012
IIT Chicago-Kent School of Law
565 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois
Brief Schedule
Friday Night, March 23 | Welcome Social (hosted by Next Gen Chicago)
Saturday, March 24 | Conference
Sunday, March 25 | Caucuses & Trainings
Registration
To register, go to: http://tinyurl.com/cknlg2012
Payment
Online payment is available! Click the NLG Logo!
- Registration fee includes light breakfast, coffee, and lunch. All are welcome. Financial assistance is available.
Nearby Hotels
http://tinyurl.com/cknlghotels
Panels
Which Way Forward for the Guild: Legal Work for the Movement in Times of Change
Workers Fighting Back: Responses to Austerity, Attacks on Unions, and Economic Inequality
Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Keeping Kids Out of Prison
Legal Response to Mass Political Protest, NSSEs, and the NATO/G8
Workshops
Crimmigration 101: A Primer on Navigating the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Cases
How To Win Section 1983 Wrongful Conviction Cases
Oscar Needs Your Help!
UPDATE! From the Boricua Human Rights Network:
As of today, there is no word from the United States Parole Board (USPC) regarding Oscar López Rivera’s release. Please continue to call-in, mail and fax letters. The USPC is telling callers that they must write (only write, not call or fax). PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL, part of our instance on calling is to offset the conservative and reactionary callers that are calling every day.
CONTINUE TO FAX THE LETTERS! Here is a link to a petition you can send. We have experienced, and heard from others across different countries that the fax lines are jammed. It often takes up to 1 hour or more to get through. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. It means that we are overwhelming them with faxes! Sympathizers, activists, students and organizers from Puerto Rico, the US, Mexico, Panama, Australia and Venezuela have been faxing, calling and mailing letters.
OUR ESTIMATE is that, since Oscar’s parole hearing on January 5, OVER 7000 letters have been faxed and mailed. The USPC has stated to te media that they have never had a case like this, with so much activity. We need to continue to apply the pressure! Please continue to fax, and mail letters! Please continue to call ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY, UNTIL WE HEAR FROM THE PAROLE BOARD.
For more information about Oscar, visit the National Boricua Human Rights Network. Oscar is represented by NLG Chicago attorney Jan Susler, of the People’s Law Office.
Center for Public Interest Law, Winter Newsletter
DePaul NLG highly encourages everyone to check out the Winter Newsletter from the Center for Public Interest Law (CPIL) at DePaul. Inside are some great articles. The newsletter is attached below. Click the link to download.
Housing is a Human Right
The War at Home: Fighting for Jobs and Housing in Chicago
Support the national movement to restore housing rights. Help keep Chicago residents in their homes. Canvas to inform tenants & homeowners of their rights.
Join the discussion about the economic and economic crisis in Chicago and learn how you can get involved in the movement to fight against it.
Learn about the Problem:
Come to the Community Meeting, Thursday, February 10, 6 PM @ Workers United Hall, 333 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago. Learn more about the meeting here.
Work to Solve it
Help with Community Outreach to foreclosed homeowners and tenants on Saturday, February 12.
10 a.m. | One hour training session, DePaul College of Law, 25 E. Jackson, 7th Floor Lounge
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Door-to-Door Canvassing, South/West side of Chicago, car pool from training session
For more information, contact depaulnlg@gmail.com.
Sponsored by:
- DePaul NLG
- Anti-Eviction Campaign
- CORE
- Bridgepoint Unemployed Action Center
- Jobs With Justice
John Mearsheimer Lecture
The Bleak Future of Greater Israel: A Lecture by Professor John Mearsheimer
WHEN: 6 pm, Monday, February 7th – 2011
WHERE: Kasbeer Hall – 15th Floor | Corboy Law Center | Loyola University of Chicago School of Law | Water Tower Campus, 25 E. Pearson, Chicago, IL 60611
One of this nation’s leading scholars, John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science and the co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr. Mearsheimer’s books have helped reshape the debate on power and foreign relations. Recently Dr. Mearsheimer has attracted attention and controversy for co-authoring the New York Times best seller, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.
Law School Sections Under Construction
We are currently working on each of the law school chapter’s section of the website.
When we are finished each law school will be able to post event updates and general information about their school, their board members, and their mission.
Visitors will be able to keep track of updates posted from NLG Chicago and each of the individual law school chapters.
Stay posted!
