Now more than ever, the National Lawyers Guild of L.A. is in the streets, often numerous times a day, fighting for the rights of protesters and challenging police abuses. In support of Black Lives Matter, housing rights, immigrants rights, and other movements, we provide Legal Observers for their protests and defend those arrested in the […]
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 […]
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.
NLG-LA stands with George Floyd solidarity protesters. If you know anyone who has been arrested in these protests, please have them fill out (and feel free to share) THIS FORM. This is our client intake for anyone who needs representation or legal support. While we cannot guarantee individual representation for everyone, we will pair as […]
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.
