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Jeff Adachi, Presente!
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...
Immigration Committee statement on the border caravan and activist repression
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...
State Supreme Court to take up public records cost case
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 whether...
NLG SF Bay Area Provides Critical Legal Support to Central Americans Facing State Repression at Tijuana/San Ysidro Border
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...
NLG & Al Otro Lado Mobilizing Legal Support for Central American Refugee Caravan at Mexico-US Border
November 20, 2018 TIJUANA, Mexico—Since last Thursday, 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) are mobilizing legal support on both...
NLGSF Sustainer Ken Greenstein files lawsuit against one of the largest landlords in San Francisco on behalf of 68 tenants
Ken Greenstein, one of our long-standing sustainer members is representing 68 tenants against one of the largest landlords in San Francisco - Veritas. Veritas owns nearly 240 buildings including over 5,000 apartments in the neighborhoods of the Tenderloin, Noe Valley,...
Join Us as Elections Approach!
Chapter elections will coincide with the Annual Membership meeting and take place: Thursday, November 8th | 6:30pm to 8:30pm North Berkeley Senior Center 1901 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709. RSVP Online voting will be our primary method of voting. Ensure you...
NLGSF Demands Berkeley City Council Adopt Anti-Doxing Policy to Protect Bay Area Residents
September 23, 2018 CONTACT: Jay Kim, Executive Director, NLGSF jaykim@nlgsf.org or 415-285-5067 Ext 104 BERKELEY- The National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLGSF) calls on Berkeley City Council to approve an anti-doxing policy at its 9/25 City Council...
NLGSF Member Yolanda Huang Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Inmate Forced to Give Birth in Isolation Cell at Santa Rita Jail
Oakland – The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and a for-profit health care provider it contracted to provide medical services to inmates at the Santa Rita county jail are being sued for failure to provide medical care to a pregnant inmate, locking her in an...
NLGSF Files Police Accountability Complaint for Arrest of Occupy ICE Protesters
On August 1, 2018, NLGSF filed a complaint with the San Francisco Police Commission Office, as well as a Public Records Request, in response to the brutal and unjustified arrest of 39 activists who were protesting federal immigration policy outside the Immigration and...
