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Movement Law Lab
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Bringing the power of lawyers to social movements.
Chicago, Portland, DC, Memphis, LA, Bay Area: communities are organizing resistance to National Guard deployments.
Get our National Guard resource and community primer. More deployments expected. NOW is the time to connect with local orgs.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
1/ The U.S. has withdrawn from the UN’s Universal Periodic Review. The US is now on course to be the first country to not deliver a report to the UPR and will become the first nation to refuse to submit a report on their human rights record. What this means:
September 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
1/ The U.S. has withdrawn from the UN’s Universal Periodic Review. The US is now on course to be the first country to not deliver a report to the UPR and will become the first nation to refuse to submit a report on their human rights record. What this means:
September 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This course covers:

✅ Mapping power and planning campaign strategy from the start
✅ Legal tactics that move beyond resistance and toward long-term wins
✅ Building coalitions that sustain momentum and withstand attacks
✅ Navigating negotiations and advocacy spaces with confidence
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
That’s why we’re inviting you to our updated training! How to Fight: Winning Campaigns in Times of Crisis is designed to help:

✔ Lawyers and legal workers fighting for justice in this moment
✔ Organizers and advocates leading community-driven campaigns
✔ Legal strategists for defense or offense
April 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Don't miss this chance to sharpen your skills, strengthen your approach, and step into your role as a powerful campaign strategist. Apply today and we’ll see you at the training!
April 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At Movement Law Lab, we leverage the law to support organizers and activists like you fighting for equity and dignity for long-term change. Follow us to learn how we can build this movement together.
March 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Lawyers should use their legal advocacy in support of your community’s vision for justice.
March 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lawyers should support them by using the law as a tactical tool to uplift their work. Together, they can shift power back to the people.
March 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Lawyers should work with you to provide new perspectives and strategies for navigating and challenging power within an entrenched system.
March 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
At Movement Law Lab, we train legal advocates to work alongside you as co-creators of a just future. Together you can push back against systems of oppression.
March 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Justice isn’t an individual legal victory. It’s a shift in an organized community’s power to influence public decision-making over the long haul.
January 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Organizers & activists deserve lawyers willing to challenge entrenched systems of power.
January 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Lawyers should support organizers by using the law as a tactical tool to uplift their work. Together, they can shift power back to the people.
January 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lawyers should take note and co-create legal strategies to help break down the barriers that stand in your way.
January 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Even now, social movements are shifting the narrative and challenging oppression. It’s time for lawyers to join them.
January 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
January 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Grassroots organizers want lawyers’ help not to just navigate systems, but to transform them.
December 6, 2024 at 8:06 PM