Guild members Carey Lamprecht, Yolanda Huang and Dennis Cunningham got a huge win this week in their lawsuit against Santa Rita jail. Santa Rita staff were torturing prisoners through sleep deprivation. As a result of fierce organizing from the imprisoned women at...
The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) strongly condemns the recent sentencing of Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and calls for her immediate and unconditional release. Ms. Sotoudeh was arrested on June 13, 2018 without notice...
NLGSF mourns the recent passing of Jeff Adachi, San Francisco’s elected Public Defender and a long-time Guild supporter. Jeff was a true people’s lawyer. He aggressively defended those who most acutely felt the limitations and corruption of the criminal justice...
The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Committee and Pangea Legal Services condemn the targeting of immigrants rights advocates and journalists assisting and documenting the refugee caravan from Central America. Nora Phillips and Erika Pinheiro...
The National Lawyers Guild appeal to not be charged $2,938.58 the for the cost of receiving body cam footage from the Hayward police has been granted review by the state’s high court this past week. Amitai Schwartz, an NLG attorney states What’s at stake, is...
November 28, 2018 CONTACT: Charlene Khoo, Program Coordinator, NLGSF, charlene@nlgsf.org, 415-285-5067 x101 SAN FRANCISCO- The National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area (NLGSF) condemns the recent escalated attacks on Central American migrants seeking asylum at the...
