National Lawyers Guild
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Yesterday marked James Baldwin’s birthday and the beginning of Black August. In his honor, we remember his enduring words: “I am anti-Zionist. I don’t believe [Zionists] have the right, after 3,000 years, to reclaim the land with western bombs and guns.”
If federal agents come to your door: 1. Do NOT talk to them without an attorney there! 2. Do NOT let them in without a proper warrant! 3. Call the @nlg.org hotline for a privileged conversation with an attorney: (212) 679-5100 For more on this topic, check out @ccrjustice.org's guide:
If An Agent Knocks (resource)
Updated in 2020! The Center for Constitutional Rights created If An Agent Knocks to provide advice to activists likely to be targeted by FBI agents or other federal investigators.
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What is happening to the Prairieland Defendants is unchecked state repression. From the beginning, this case has been politicized, and was meant to send a message to others. The judges admitted as such. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/prairieland-defendants-texas/
In Texas, Protesting ICE Can Get You a Life Sentence
Under Trump, eight Prairieland defendants were sentenced to a combined four and a half centuries in prison.
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I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.
The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency
A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.
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In honor of Juneteenth, the NLG National Office is closed today. Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of the news to Texas that the Confederacy had lost the war, and that all enslaved Black people were free.
Remember, if the feds come knocking, shut the f*ck up, and call the Federal Defense Hotline at 212-679-2811.
On June 11, 2025, ICE agents conducted an illegal kidnapping of two young asylum-seekers in Spokane, Washington. Neighbors, including a former City Council President, linked arms outside the ICE field office, in an act of civil disobedience against the illegal detention of the two immigrants.
NYC Council Member, Chris Marte, is Primary Sponsor of Ryder's Law 3.0 < tinyurl.com/Int-0943-2026 > introduced today in a livestreamed, NYC council meeting, with support of nine other council members. "𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜," Marte said.
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
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The National Lawyers Guild condemns in the strongest possible terms the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designation of four Palestinian and international organizers...
Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pOx0jJSeT0-bvizfXz1R8g#/registration Join the National Lawyers Guild and the Brennan Center for Justice for a webinar on Supreme Court Reform: May 28, 2026, 1 PM PT/4 PM ET
Protect the Protest coalition member @nlg.org has moved their Know Your Rights booklet online! Take a look and bookmark it: www.nlg.org/kyr-booklet/
Know Your Risks Booklet - National Lawyers Guild
Updated October 2025 Order KYR Booklet Written below is an online version of our latest KYR booklet. What Rights Do I Have? Whether or not you're a U.S. citizen, you have legal rights under the United...
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The National Lawyers Guild Disability Justice Committee condemns proposed changes to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) that threaten to punish disabled people for surviving through family and community support.
NLG Opposes DOJ Plan to Lower Bar for States to Expedite Capital Punishment. Read our full statement: https://www.nlg.org/comment-in-opposition-rin-1105ab80-certification-process-for-state-capital-counsel-systems-91-fed-reg-12525-mar-16-2026-docket-doj-oag-2026-0034/
‘God gave us this city’: Israeli nationalists join Jerusalem Day protest to mark city’s capture
‘God gave us this city’: Israeli nationalists join Jerusalem Day protest to mark city’s capture
State-sponsored march through Muslim quarter of Old City saw protesters waving flags and chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ on anniversary of city’s annexation Israeli nationalist demonstrators chanted “Death to the Arabs”, “May your villages burn” and “Gaza is a graveyard” in a state-sponsored march through Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the city’s capture and annexation. The annual assertion of Jewish control over Palestinian east Jerusalem has grown more extreme in recent years, and Thursday’s event culminated with the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, unfurling an Israeli flag in front of the al-Aqsa mosque, the holiest Islamic site in the city. Continue reading...
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NLG Denounces SCOTUS’s Ruling Eviscerating the Voting Rights Act Read our full statement: https://www.nlg.org/nlg-denounces-scotuss-ruling-eviscerating-the-voting-rights-act/
These times call for courage, and thankfully those who stand up against fascism have organizations like @nlg.org to support them when they are targeted. Learn more in #ProtectTheProtest's newest member spotlight story ➡️ www.protecttheprotest.org/stories/member-spotlight-national-lawyers-guild
NLG Stands in Solidarity with SPLC Against Baseless Attacks by a Weaponized Department of Justice Read our full statement: www.nlg.org/nlg-stands-i...
"Most of the resistance to fascism comes from our own networks, communities & political relationships. Because if the federal government comes to your door & you don't know who to call or what group to ask for help, you might be disappeared." New Member Spotlight with @nlg.org! 👇 #ProtectTheProtest
Member Spotlight: National Lawyers Guild — Protect the Protest
National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Director of Mass Defense Xavier T. de Janon spoke with Protect the Protest about the NLG network of lawyers, law students, and legal workers’ work to protect social moveme...
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Israeli navy seized 50 boats carrying 400 activists en route to Gaza: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-navy-seized-50-boats-carrying-400-activists-en-route-gaza-report
Israeli navy seized 50 boats carrying 400 activists en route to Gaza: Report
<article data-history-node-id="439305" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-navy-seized-50-boats-carrying-400-activists-en-route-gaza-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-navy-seized-50-boats-carrying-400-activists-en-route-gaza-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli navy seized 50 boats carrying 400 activists en route to Gaza: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli navy intercepted 50 vessels bound for Gaza carrying 400 activists, with troops informing participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla that they were under arrest, the Israeli Channel 12 reported. </p> <p>According to the report, the operation to seize the fleet of boats took place hundreds of kilometers away from the Israeli coast.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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NEW DATA: Students have been resisting a 300% increase in repression of Palestine activism since the start of the Gaza genocide. Our new report shares data, analysis, & client stories about 2025's trends in anti-Palestinian repression from both Trump and complicit universities.
But the real cost had been psychological. For about two months, Adeana said, Gamble was afraid to leave the house. When threatening mail arrived at the family’s home, Adeana suggested calling the police. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/22/renea-gamble-trial-penis-costume-no-kings-protest/
The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume
An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced.
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Two-term Texas Tech University NLG President is suing her university for a racially-motivated ethics investigation and suppressing her protected free speech. https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-04-14/texas-tech-law-student-sues-to-block-discipline-related-to-charlie-kirk-comments
Texas Tech law student sues to block discipline related to Charlie Kirk comments
The Honor Council recommended a written reprimand for “celebratory” comments. The lawsuit argued that would violate her free speech rights.
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Journalist and NLG member, Kris Hermes, talks about how there may have been jury tampering during the Prairieland Defendants case. https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was-the-prairieland-jury-persuaded-to-convict-given-the-governments-weak-case/
Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT
Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto—were convicted of numerous federal charges, including riot, material […]
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"The duty the government has is clear. They have to turn over exculpatory evidence." Xavier T. de Janon, director of mass defense @nlg.org, on DOJ's failure to include important evidence re a 2018 FBI investigation into "Antifa DFW" in recent Prairieland trial. lawanddisorder.org/2026/03/law-...
Law and Disorder March 30, 2026 | Law and Disorder Radio
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Join us at @nlg.org's #Law4thePeople tmrw for a CLE about the powerful legal tool attorneys are using to hold federal agents, including ICE, accountable. With experts from @democracyforward.org @ij.org @macarthurjustice.bsky.social nationalpoliceaccountability.org/event/federa...
Collective action matters. When we fight, we win. ✊
Keep up the pressure! Solidarity and gratitude to all who have taken the time to phone zap!
Join the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) for a webinar on knowing your risks during an ICE encounter. This webinar is hosted by L4GG, and will feature the NLG's Director of Mass Defense, Xavier T. de Janon.
