The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was founded in 1937 as an association of progressive lawyers and jurists who believed that they had a major role to play in the reconstruction of legal values to emphasize human rights over property rights. The Guild is the oldest and most extensive network of public interest and human rights activists working within the legal system.
In Colorado, the local chapter consists of attorneys, legal workers and students from across the state. Most recently, the chapter played a pivotal role in the People’s Law Project, the non-profit that worked to protect free speech rights during the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
Currently, the chapter is working on expanding its presence in Colorado.
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