National Lawyers Guild
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Est. 1937
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People > property💚✊🏽
Est. 1937
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Watch as the LAPD detains one of our green hat Legal Observers at a protest against ICE’s murder of Renne Nicole Good. The work that our Legal Observer, and other Los Angeles chapter members of the NLG, are doing is critical to support our movements.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Watch as the LAPD detains one of our green hat Legal Observers at a protest against ICE’s murder of Renne Nicole Good. The work that our Legal Observer, and other Los Angeles chapter members of the NLG, are doing is critical to support our movements.
"Proximity is one of the most important risks to assess when on the scene, says Xavier de Janon, director of mass defense at the NLG. 'The closer people have been to federal agents or property, the more likely they’ve been charged, tackled, or arrested,' he says."
https://ow.ly/7lCJ50XWnst
https://ow.ly/7lCJ50XWnst
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
ow.ly
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"Proximity is one of the most important risks to assess when on the scene, says Xavier de Janon, director of mass defense at the NLG. 'The closer people have been to federal agents or property, the more likely they’ve been charged, tackled, or arrested,' he says."
https://ow.ly/7lCJ50XWnst
https://ow.ly/7lCJ50XWnst
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@nlg.org Director of Mass Defense, Xavier de Janon, and members of the DFW Support Committee speak about the Prairieland Case and the Trump administrations ongoing threats against the left and "Antifa"
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@nlg.org Director of Mass Defense, Xavier de Janon, and members of the DFW Support Committee speak about the Prairieland Case and the Trump administrations ongoing threats against the left and "Antifa"
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/11...
The Trump regime has unleashed the full force of ICE, CBP, and DHS for his mass deportation agenda. As more people stand up against this violence, federal prosecutors across the country have brought hundreds of charges against protesters under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), “federal assault”.
January 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The Trump regime has unleashed the full force of ICE, CBP, and DHS for his mass deportation agenda. As more people stand up against this violence, federal prosecutors across the country have brought hundreds of charges against protesters under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), “federal assault”.
The NLG has been raising the alarm about the Federal repression happening in North Texas. This is Trump's first case against his imagined "antifa terrorists".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism
DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say case is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The NLG has been raising the alarm about the Federal repression happening in North Texas. This is Trump's first case against his imagined "antifa terrorists".
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
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Registration is now open for the 2026 #Law4ThePeople convention from April 8th through the 12th in Detroit, Michigan!
Register at: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=92
Register at: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=92
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Registration is now open for the 2026 #Law4ThePeople convention from April 8th through the 12th in Detroit, Michigan!
Register at: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=92
Register at: https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=92
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! Visit the link in our bio to purchase them!
Visit the link to donate: https://www.nlg.org/donate/nlgf/
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December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Visit the link to donate: https://www.nlg.org/donate/nlgf/
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December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Join us for an in-person anti-repression workshop where we will contextualize the Prairieland cases within a larger pattern of state repression, & build skills & strategies to resist the attack on our communities together.
Tues, Dec 9
7-9 PM
334 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208
Parking down the street
Tues, Dec 9
7-9 PM
334 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208
Parking down the street
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join us for an in-person anti-repression workshop where we will contextualize the Prairieland cases within a larger pattern of state repression, & build skills & strategies to resist the attack on our communities together.
Tues, Dec 9
7-9 PM
334 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208
Parking down the street
Tues, Dec 9
7-9 PM
334 Centre St, Dallas, TX 75208
Parking down the street
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.