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"...to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests."

The National Lawyers Guild is dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system. Through its members -- lawyers, law students, jailhouse lawyers, and legal workers united in chapters and committees -- the Guild works locally, nationally and internationally as an effective political and social force in the service of the people.

Our aims:
. to eliminate racism;
. to safeguard and strengthen the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends;
. to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them;
. to use the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.



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John T. McTernan
1910 - March 29, 2005
A National Lawyers Guild Luminary


Often with longtime law partner Ben Margolis -
* Was a charter member of the National Lawyers Guild.
* Litigated landmark "restrictive covenant" cases.
* Won People v. Zamora, a landmark right-to-counsel case.
* Defended "loyalty oath" resisters during the McCarthy era.
* Stood up to HUAC - The House Committee on Un-American Affairs.
* Wrote an amicus brief in Konigsburg v. State Bar, 366 U.S. 36, (1961) (sequel to 353 U.S. 252) , in which the plaintiff sought to compel the California state bar to admit him, notwithstanding his refusal to answer questions regarding alleged Communist Party membership.
* Wrote an amicus brief in Crawford v. L.A. Board of Ed., 458 U.S. 527 (1982), a school desegregation case.
* 1984 - Winner of the prestigious Loren Miller Legal Services Award which the State Bar of California awards annually to "a lawyer who has demonstrated long-term commitment to legal services and who has personally done significant work in extending legal services to the poor."