National Lawyers Guild
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Est. 1937
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People > property💚✊🏽
Est. 1937
Become a member: nlg.org/join
The Trump administration is targeting anyone who disagrees with its ideology and tactics as "terrorists" and "antifa".
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/antifa-zines-accidental-release-texas-ice-protest/
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/antifa-zines-accidental-release-texas-ice-protest/
“I’m Not Fleeing” — Alleged Antifa Cell Member Says He Was Accidentally Released From Jail
In an exclusive interview, Daniel Sanchez Estrada was arrested for transporting anarchist zines after a protest against ICE in Texas.
theintercept.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Trump administration is targeting anyone who disagrees with its ideology and tactics as "terrorists" and "antifa".
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/antifa-zines-accidental-release-texas-ice-protest/
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/antifa-zines-accidental-release-texas-ice-protest/
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Pop quiz: how many days have Starbucks baristas been on national ULP strike? 🤓
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Pop quiz: how many days have Starbucks baristas been on national ULP strike? 🤓
“The same laws they create, precedent and strategies–they’ll just export it elsewhere very quickly,” said Xavier de Janon, the Director of Mass Defense at the NLG. “There’s no limit for the government on what Antifa is, clearly.”
https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/the-war-on-terror-turns-left/
https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/the-war-on-terror-turns-left/
The War on Terror Turns Left - UNICORN RIOT
Prairieland, TX – A sprawling court case from a protest at an immigration detention center could determine how the United States government deals with dissent. The charges originated from a protest at the Prairieland Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, where a police officer was shot. In a superseding indictment filed in […]
unicornriot.ninja
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“The same laws they create, precedent and strategies–they’ll just export it elsewhere very quickly,” said Xavier de Janon, the Director of Mass Defense at the NLG. “There’s no limit for the government on what Antifa is, clearly.”
https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/the-war-on-terror-turns-left/
https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/the-war-on-terror-turns-left/
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends! To get them visit: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=46
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends! To get them visit: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=46
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
We know this #GivingTuesday you are being asked to show support for many important organizations but, in this time of increasing repression, your support of the National Lawyers Guild is more essential than ever. Donate at: https://www.nlg.org/givingtuesday/
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We know this #GivingTuesday you are being asked to show support for many important organizations but, in this time of increasing repression, your support of the National Lawyers Guild is more essential than ever. Donate at: https://www.nlg.org/givingtuesday/
The Department of Homeland Security continues to expand its punishment of protesters across the country.
https://www.icnl.org/our-work/us-program/new-dhs-rules-affecting-protests-near-federal-property
https://www.icnl.org/our-work/us-program/new-dhs-rules-affecting-protests-near-federal-property
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Department of Homeland Security continues to expand its punishment of protesters across the country.
https://www.icnl.org/our-work/us-program/new-dhs-rules-affecting-protests-near-federal-property
https://www.icnl.org/our-work/us-program/new-dhs-rules-affecting-protests-near-federal-property
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Over the next few days, we will be sharing gift ideas for the upcoming holidays! Get your orders in soon, so that they get in before the year ends!
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NLG National Executive Committee member, Zane McNeill, wrote about the recent attempts by the Trump administration to target wholesale ideologies, harking back to McCarthy-era politics.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
Lessons of Resistance: How Activists Navigated Hoover’s FBI and Political Scrutiny | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
By looking back at Hoover-era resistance tactics, how past organizations protected members and sustained their missions under pressure, nonprofits can be better prepared for the continued threats under the Trump administration.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The governor of Texas designation of CAIR is as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" is islamophobic, and crusade against free speech. Read our full statement at: https://www.nlg.org/nlg-condemns-texas-unlawful-and-discriminatory-designation-of-cair-as-a-terrorist-organization/
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The governor of Texas designation of CAIR is as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization" is islamophobic, and crusade against free speech. Read our full statement at: https://www.nlg.org/nlg-condemns-texas-unlawful-and-discriminatory-designation-of-cair-as-a-terrorist-organization/
NLG National Executive Committee member, Zane McNeill, wrote about the recent attempts by the Trump administration to target wholesale ideologies, harking back to McCarthy-era politics.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
Lessons of Resistance: How Activists Navigated Hoover’s FBI and Political Scrutiny | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
By looking back at Hoover-era resistance tactics, how past organizations protected members and sustained their missions under pressure, nonprofits can be better prepared for the continued threats under the Trump administration.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
NLG National Executive Committee member, Zane McNeill, wrote about the recent attempts by the Trump administration to target wholesale ideologies, harking back to McCarthy-era politics.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/lessons-of-resistance-how-activists-navigated-hoovers-fbi-and-political-scrutiny/
The 2026 #Law4ThePeople Convention is happening this Spring in Detroit, Michigan!
Now more than ever, it is vital for our members and community to come together, share their experiences, teach us about their hard fought battles, and to break bread together.
Now more than ever, it is vital for our members and community to come together, share their experiences, teach us about their hard fought battles, and to break bread together.
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The 2026 #Law4ThePeople Convention is happening this Spring in Detroit, Michigan!
Now more than ever, it is vital for our members and community to come together, share their experiences, teach us about their hard fought battles, and to break bread together.
Now more than ever, it is vital for our members and community to come together, share their experiences, teach us about their hard fought battles, and to break bread together.
The National Lawyers Guild's Director of Mass Defense explains in-depth what's going on in North Texas in Trump's first case against "antifa".
https://thefinalstrawradio.libsyn.com/updates-on-the-prairieland-case-with-nlg-dfw-support-committee
https://thefinalstrawradio.libsyn.com/updates-on-the-prairieland-case-with-nlg-dfw-support-committee
The Final Straw Radio: Updates on the Prairieland Case (with NLG & DFW Support Committee)
Updates on the Prairieland Case (with NLG and DFW Support Committee) This week, we’re featuring two interviews. First up, you’ll hear form Xavier de Janon, NLG Director of Mass Defense who’s worked on the Stop Cop City case and is currently also working on the DFW case where Federal and Texas prosecutors have been seeing prosecution of 18 people (so far) related to the noise demo of July 4th, 2025 at the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. We speak about the case and about the wider web of repression being pushed by the Trump administration in the name of battling ANTEEFAH. For more...
thefinalstrawradio.libsyn.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The National Lawyers Guild's Director of Mass Defense explains in-depth what's going on in North Texas in Trump's first case against "antifa".
https://thefinalstrawradio.libsyn.com/updates-on-the-prairieland-case-with-nlg-dfw-support-committee
https://thefinalstrawradio.libsyn.com/updates-on-the-prairieland-case-with-nlg-dfw-support-committee
Did you know Trump is going after people that read zines?
Our ideals and beliefs are not in theory being criminalized, they are actively being criminalized. Des, one of the Prairieland Defendants, is being targeted by the Trump Administration under the new NSPM-7 guidelines.
Our ideals and beliefs are not in theory being criminalized, they are actively being criminalized. Des, one of the Prairieland Defendants, is being targeted by the Trump Administration under the new NSPM-7 guidelines.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Did you know Trump is going after people that read zines?
Our ideals and beliefs are not in theory being criminalized, they are actively being criminalized. Des, one of the Prairieland Defendants, is being targeted by the Trump Administration under the new NSPM-7 guidelines.
Our ideals and beliefs are not in theory being criminalized, they are actively being criminalized. Des, one of the Prairieland Defendants, is being targeted by the Trump Administration under the new NSPM-7 guidelines.
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as much as the big tech companies tried to present an independent face to the world in the past, that is now finished. they are entwined with the trumpist state in ways that, i believe, will do them (& us, of course) great damage over the long run. [more great @404media.co content 👇]
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
as much as the big tech companies tried to present an independent face to the world in the past, that is now finished. they are entwined with the trumpist state in ways that, i believe, will do them (& us, of course) great damage over the long run. [more great @404media.co content 👇]
Did you know Trump has his first case against “Antifa”?
Watch a clip of NLG Director of Mass Defense explain how the Trump Administration has used the President’s directive to go after “Antifa”, to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants.
Watch a clip of NLG Director of Mass Defense explain how the Trump Administration has used the President’s directive to go after “Antifa”, to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants.
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Did you know Trump has his first case against “Antifa”?
Watch a clip of NLG Director of Mass Defense explain how the Trump Administration has used the President’s directive to go after “Antifa”, to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants.
Watch a clip of NLG Director of Mass Defense explain how the Trump Administration has used the President’s directive to go after “Antifa”, to prosecute the Prairieland Defendants.
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Special shout out to the @nlg.org for supporting peaceful civil disobedience actions with incredible attorneys, who educate, monitor, advocate. Thank you, Jacque! ❤️👇
A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Special shout out to the @nlg.org for supporting peaceful civil disobedience actions with incredible attorneys, who educate, monitor, advocate. Thank you, Jacque! ❤️👇
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Are you an activist? Will you be targeted under the #𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐭? As #Antifa? Or 'Extreme Trans'?
An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure.
Register for this free webinar, tomorrow.⤵️
An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure.
Register for this free webinar, tomorrow.⤵️
Preparing for the Domestic Terrorism Apparatus, Hosted by NLGR
Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT
As the administration moves to expand its domestic terrorism framework, new policies and rhetoric are raising alarm among social justice advocates.
Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT
As the administration moves to expand its domestic terrorism framework, new policies and rhetoric are raising alarm among social justice advocates.
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🚨🚨🚨LOS ANGELES- This is a call for ALL HANDS ON DECK! Organize your neighborhood, patrol your block, & defend your neighbors!
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨🚨🚨LOS ANGELES- This is a call for ALL HANDS ON DECK! Organize your neighborhood, patrol your block, & defend your neighbors!
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
Feds are targeting LA more aggressively than ever. THREAD with updates from @latenantsunion.bsky.social on feds escalating + changing tactics & how we fight back:
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I joked the Zines I got from the @seabookfair.bsky.social would be waived around someday when Feds crashed down my door; Well, here’s what it’s gonna look like
These are direct attacks against 1st amendment trying to criminalize independent publishing
These are direct attacks against 1st amendment trying to criminalize independent publishing
The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I joked the Zines I got from the @seabookfair.bsky.social would be waived around someday when Feds crashed down my door; Well, here’s what it’s gonna look like
These are direct attacks against 1st amendment trying to criminalize independent publishing
These are direct attacks against 1st amendment trying to criminalize independent publishing
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Remember, the American Revolution was largely organized by letters, pamphlets, and newspaper articles -- VERY close to the "zines" in question here.
The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Remember, the American Revolution was largely organized by letters, pamphlets, and newspaper articles -- VERY close to the "zines" in question here.
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Indicted for having antifascist 'zines
How many of you still have No Kings signs in your cars?
How many of you still have No Kings signs in your cars?
The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Indicted for having antifascist 'zines
How many of you still have No Kings signs in your cars?
How many of you still have No Kings signs in your cars?
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Distroism is not a crime!
This is nothing but an attempt to silence dissent and target people critical of the administration’s actions.
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Distroism is not a crime!
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As a bookstore that sells pamphlets and magazines, the criminalization of such materials feels pretty close to home. So let's take a closer look at the materials the federal government is claiming tie readers to "antifa terrorism." We can pick out six titles in these grainy photos. 1/
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As a bookstore that sells pamphlets and magazines, the criminalization of such materials feels pretty close to home. So let's take a closer look at the materials the federal government is claiming tie readers to "antifa terrorism." We can pick out six titles in these grainy photos. 1/