Pictured are law student Ian Anderson, Mandisa, Clinical Teaching Fellow Patrick Lin, Amir, SHIC Director Christopher Morten, and law student Marina Tian.
#MovementLawyering #SHICClinic #HIVAdvocates

Perhaps part of the remedy to burnout is remembering how to dream and investing time in the practice of dream work. Even in the midst of Medicaid cut damage mitigation and soaring authoritarianism, work rooted in dreaming and building power to advance those dreams nourishes. #MovementLawyering

Trump Blindsided as Lawyers Go on Offense With the Law For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...

Want to learn more about #MovementLawyering, an approach needed now more than ever? My convo on @legalafmtn.bsky.social with Ameca Reali and Marbré Stahly-Butts on their new book "Lawyering for Liberation: a Toolbox for Movement Lawyers" from @ucpress.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

4/ Lawyers: Keep filing challenges. Organizers: Keep documenting violations. Courts alone won't save us. We need deep coordination between legal strategy & grassroots power. #NationalGuard #MovementLawyering
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Chicago Establishing 'ICE-Free Zones' Amid Trump Crackdown Federal operations in the city are intensifying. So is the pushback from officials and residents.

Chicago’s mayor created “ICE-free zones” in city-owned spaces to push back on federal overreach. Let this serve as an example of how we can organize our local elected officials to protect and defend their constituents. time.com/7323667/chic...
#MovementLawyering #Democracy #NationalGuard

Trump Orders National Guard to Portland and Chicago In recent days, Trump has ordered troops to Portland and Chicago. Here is where else he has deployed troops.

3/ Lawyers and organizers must stay coordinated. Courts can block deployments. Communities can refuse cooperation. Together we can defend the line between civil and military power.
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#MovementLawyering #Democracy #NationalGuard #Authoritarianism

Governors Warn of 'Martial Law' and Trump 'Invasion' as US Judge Halts Troop Order—for Now | Common Dreams "This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness," declared Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

3/Lawyers and movements must hold the line. www.commondreams.org/news/martial...
#MovementLawyering #Democracy #Authoritarianism #NationalGuard

5/ In this particular case, organizers gathered the stories. Lawyers brought them into court. It’s a movement playbook that’s bridging lived experiences w/ legal power to force accountability where the Trump regime refuses it.
#MovementLawyering #FourthAmendment #Chicago #CivilRights #Accountability

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