from the NLG National Office:
Since November, a Central American exodus of 4,000-5,000 asylum seekers have been arriving at the Tijuana/San Ysidro Port of Entry. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and Al Otro Lado (AOL) have been mobilizing legal support on both sides of the border to help protect and uphold the human rights of these refugees fleeing violence … Read more>>
On the evening of Friday, December 7th, members and friends of NLG-Mass gathered at the law office of Shapiro, Weissberg, & Garin to celebrate the holiday season. Folks enjoyed delicious food and wine with the good company of fellow comrades. The holiday party also featured an exciting raffle of prizes, ranging from day passes at rock climbing gyms to spa … Read more>>
BOSTON, November 15, 2018 – The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with a coalition of legal services and civil rights groups and law firm Anderson & Kreiger LLP, today filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department (BPD) seeking information about the police department’s “gang database.”
Little is known about the … Read more>>
On Thursday, November 8th, at 6:00pm, the NLG-Mass Chapter presented the third Know Your Rights teach-in of our six-month long series, “Law For The People.” Harvard University Law School co-sponsored and hosted this teach-in, called “Housing Law For The People.”
Speakers and long-time NLG attorneys Nadine Cohen, Jeff Feuer, and Lee Goldstein gave an incredibly informative and inspiring lecture.… Read more>>
On Wednesday, November 7th, at 6pm, the NLG-Massachusetts Chapter hosted a Happy Hour event at the Red Hat Café, featuring a discussion on “What’s Going On In Catalonia.”
Speaker Ester Serra-Luque, NLG member, activist, and native Catalonian, eloquently briefed us on the Catalan anti-fascist self-determination movement. She explained how the death of Franco did not end … Read more>>
On Wednesday, October 24th, the NLG-Mass Chapter threw its 10th Annual Fall Sustainer Party.
In celebration of our wonderful Sustainers who generously support the work of NLG-Mass, NLG-Mass Chapter organized an annual cocktail party at NLG Attorney Judy Somberg’s beautiful house in Cambridge, with Middle Eastern food and great company.
Contributions made by our Sustainers help … Read more>>
On Tuesday, October 16th, at 6:00pm, the NLG-Mass Chapter presented the second Know Your Rights teach-in of our six-month long series, “Law For The People.” Boston University School of Law kindly hosted this teach-in, called “Stop & Search Rights For The People.”
Speakers Makis Antzoulatos and Erica Medina led this collective gathering in a very informative Q&A format.
On the evening of Saturday, October 13th, NLG-Mass collaborated with Laughing Liberally Boston to present a political comedy show featuring some of Boston’s top liberal and progressive comedians at Arts at the Armory Café in Somerville. This show on October 13th was particularly special, as it featured an interview segment with NLG-Mass’s very own Susan Church!
Attorney … Read more>>
On Monday, October 1st, NLG-Mass hosted an appreciation event for our wonderful Legal Observers (LOs) at the Hub Pub in downtown Boston. We celebrated our LOs and their dedication to supporting and protecting grassroots movements with pool, tasty appetizers, and skee-ball.
The NLG is most known for our Legal Observers (LOs), the volunteers in very … Read more>>
On Thursday, September 27th, at 6:30pm, the NLG-Mass Chapter presented the first Know Your Rights teach-in of our new six-month long series, “Law For The People.” This teach-in, called “Immigration Law For The People,” was graciously held at Boston College School of Law.
Speakers Nancy Kelly, John Willshire-Carrera, and Susan Church led the teach-in.… Read more>>
On Wednesday, September 12, at 6pm, the NLG-Massachusetts Chapter hosted a Happy Hour event at the Red Hat Café, featuring a discussion on “Challenging Abusive Policing Practices.”
Speakers Fatema Ahmed, Deputy Director of the Muslim Justice League, and Janhavi Madabushi, Education and Outreach Coordinator of the Asian American Resource Workshop, facilitated the creation of #BosCops … Read more>>
from the NLG – National blog, posted on August 30th, 2018
The resignation of Justice Anthony Kennedy in June 2018 has left an opening for the far right to achieve a clear majority on the Supreme Court. Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge from the conservative legal establishment with a history of partisan politics, contempt for … Read more>>
from The Chicago Tribune, posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
They’re watching, whether the whole world is watching. Legal observers in green hats are part of Chicago protests. By Christopher Borrelli
The first lawyer to arrive stood, as usual, at the edge of the protest. He waited and watched the police as the police watched the protesters, … Read more>>
On Monday, August 20th, activists from the Fang Collective blocked two separate entrances at the Bristol County House of Corrections. This was in protest of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Department’s 287(g) agreement with ICE, which allows state employees to perform the duties of immigration officers. The law enforcement response was reckless and dangerous. They put activists lives at risk knocking … Read more>>
On Saturday, June 30, 2018, hundreds of protestors (supported by several NLG Legal Observers) gathered for a protest rally against President Trump’s draconian and racist immigration policies at the South Bay House of Correction where ICE leases space to cage people they have detained for alleged immigration violations. After more than four hours of a peaceful protest, at about 8:00 … Read more>>
BIG VICTORY!
On June 29, 2018, a federal judge in Boston issued final approval of a settlement between state prisoners with Hepatitis C and the Massachusetts Department of Correction. The judge’s order resolves Fowler, et al. v. Turco, et al., a class action lawsuit brought by Prisoners’ Legal Services (PLS) and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild on … Read more>>
A Victory! In spring 2018, the NLG-Mass Chapter reached a settlement of the lawsuit that provides for dramatic improvements in the health care of all prisoners in Massachusetts.
We particularly want thank our partner, Prisoners’ Legal Services, whose expertise and hard work was critical at every step along the way.
The settlement includes Hepatitis C testing for all incarcerated people … Read more>>
A Victory! On March 27, 2018, thirteen defendants appeared in Boston’s West Roxbury District Court to answer charges that they blocked construction on the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline, a high-pressure natural gas pipeline. They were part of a sustained campaign of civil disobedience that resulted in 198 arrests between October 2015 and September 2016. Although the prosecutor reduced the charges … Read more>>
