NLG Publications

Legal Observer Manual
The Legal Observer program is part of a comprehensive system of legal support coordinated by the National Lawyers Guild designed to enable people to express their political views as fully as possible, without unconstitutional disruption or interference by the government and with the least possible consequences from the criminal justice system. In addition to Legal Observers, Guild attorneys provide legal defense for protestors who are arrested and bring civil litigation to protect protesters' Constitutional rights.

Cuba Report 2004
Report of the United States Delegation to the Fifth Bilateral (U.S./Cuba) and Second International Research Exchange among Labor Lawyers, Trade Unionists and Scholars in Cuba, March 14 through 20, 2004

The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook
This handbook is a resource for prisoners who wish to file a Section 1983 lawsuit in federal court regarding poor conditions in prison and / or abuse by prison staff. It also contains limited information about legal research and the American legal system. The Handbook is available for free to anyone: prisoners, lawyers, families, friends, activists and others.

NLG Bylaws
The Bylaws of the National Lawyers Guild - Revised January 2005

NLG  Constitution
The Constitution of the National Lawyers Guild. Adopted Feb. 1937. As amended Jan 2005

Disorientation Handbook
The National Lawyers Guild Disorientation Handbook. Creating your own progressive legal education. Academic Year 2004 - 2005.