National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles

NLG-LA Condemns LAPD'S Militant Use of Force against Protestors Advocating on Behalf of Unhoused Residents
at Echo Park Lake

Last night, more than 200 people gathered in Echo Park to exercise their First Amendment Rights to protest the Los Angeles Police Department’s (“LAPD”) massive sweep of the houseless encampment community at Echo Park Lake. They were met by several hundred LAPD officers in riot gear who proceeded to brutalize, kettle, and detain not only protestors, but also NLG-LA’s Legal Observers, and journalists documenting the protest . . .

Mass Defense Committee Gets Beverly Hills To Dismiss Unconstitutional Criminal Charges Against Protestors

On June 26, 2020, over two dozen protestors marching in Beverly Hills in support of Black lives and to protest the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were arrested by the Beverly Hills Police Department (“BHPD”) and held overnight, and for nearly a full additional day, in custody. When they were finally released, […]

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NLG-LA & MOVEMENT PARTNERS SUPPORT DISTRICT ATTORNEY GASCON’S JUSTICE REFORMS

Civil Rights Attorneys, Public Defenders, Social Justice Organizers, Religious Leaders, Movement Partners, and Directly Impacted Communities Strongly Support Mr. Gascón’s New Policy Directives On November 3, 2020, Los Angeles voters elected George Gascón as the new District Attorney (DA) by a clear majority and, in doing so, delivered a powerful mandate to shift from the […]

The NLG LA Condemns the Outrageous Military-Style Raid by the California Highway Patrol against Homeless Families on Thanksgiving Eve

The National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles (“NLG-LA”) denounces the brutal force used by the California Highway Patrol (“CHP”) to evict homeless families who had taken shelter on Thanksgiving eve in homes owned by the State of California that have been sitting vacant for decades. After the organization known as Reclaim and Rebuild Our Community […]

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF BLACK LIVES MATTER AND LA-CAN

New federal class action lawsuit by BLM, LA-CAN, and NLG-LA against LAPD re excessive force & civil rights violations of George Floyd Solidarity protesters injured by rubber bullets, kept detained many hours.

Court Watch Los Angeles

Working with community partners—including Youth Justice Coalition, Ground Game LA, ACLU of Southern California, as well as criminal defense attorneys—NLG-LA trains court watchers and brings them into criminal courts throughout Los Angeles to observe and report about proceedings.

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