The organizers of #JusticeForVanessaGuillen (#JusticiaforVanessa) has just sent out an education and action packet about a demonstration on July 21 in DC (and virtually everywhere) demanding justice for the Army soldier killed at Ft. Hood after being repeatedly sexually harassed. MLTF supports…Read More »
The members of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild wish to express our deepest condolences to the family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Ms. Guillen was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and disappeared on April 22, 2020. Her remains…Read More »
NOTE: This CLE (continuing legal education) seminar is free to watch at the link below. If you wish to receive a certificate showing you completed the course and CLE credits for attorneys (see below for details), please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdeygqzguG9H0ltlNBkabnHKNS-E-HI2P…Read More »
What Do You Say to National Guard MembersWho Don’t Want to Deploy Against Anti-Racist Protesters?Where Do You Send Them for Counseling and Legal Support? The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild will host a Zoom conference call on Thursday…Read More »
The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild strongly condemns the use of National Guard and active duty troops to police anti-racist protesters. The use of the military as a domestic police force is contrary to the United States Constitution…Read More »
Two anti-war veterans groups, Veterans for Peace and About Face: Veterans Against the War (formerly Iraq Vets Against the War) have issued statements opposing the use of National Guard troops that are being deployed against anti-racist protesters in Minnesota and around the…Read More »
The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers’s Guild has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. government’s response to COVID-19 pandemic. The NLG Military Law Task Force is outraged that the Commander in Chief apparently ignored direct warnings from the…Read More »