Milwaukee National Lawyers Guild

04/10/2026

More cases dismissed! Earlier this week, we were in court with organizers who were arrested for sitting in at AIPAC's Office over their interference in Illinois' elections. Congrats to the activists on their win!

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03/14/2026

“Debanking” is the government’s newest weapon of repression against environmental leaders and anti-mining advocates.

03/14/2026

ICE had a warrant. That was why agents were able to wrench three immigrants from a South Burlington home, prompting an intense, hourslong confrontation between law enforcement and activists.

But the revelation on Thursday that the subject of the warrant wasn't in the home raises additional questions about ICE agents’ enforcement tactics and investigative competency in Vermont. It is also amplifying public scrutiny of the controversial decision by local and state law enforcement on Wednesday to assist them.

Police in Burlington and South Burlington and elected leaders across Vermont have sharply criticized the federal agents. Republican Gov. Phil Scott said in a statement Thursday that their actions showed a “lack of training, coordination, leadership, and outdated tactics” that “put both peaceful protesters and Vermont law enforcement in a difficult situation.”

Local and state law enforcement said they acted with restraint despite being pushed and spit on by activists and pelted with water bottles and clods of mud, Vermont State Police said in a statement Thursday. But local police did throw protesters to the ground in instances that were captured on video.

Vermont Public's Derek Brouwer and Peter Hirschfeld report on new details of the negotiations between local and federal law enforcement, and new calls for scrutiny from legislative leaders and the public. Photo by Zoe McDonald/Vermont Public.

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2026-03-12/ice-vermont-police-face-scrutiny-following-dorset-street-standoff

03/14/2026

The Milwaukee nonprofit Center for Self-Sufficiency closed in September 2025 amid a federal audit and ongoing funding challenges.

The organization provided services for people reentering society after incarceration, including case management, employment support, parenting resources and restorative justice programs. The closure came as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General audited the nonprofit’s use of nearly $750,000 in federal grant funding.

The audit found that the use of about $749,000 in federal funds was unsupported by documentation. Former staff members and a former board leader said the organization could verify expenses through receipts and other records, but said an earlier accounting system did not present that information in the format expected by auditors. They also said declining funding opportunities played a major role in the decision to dissolve the nonprofit.

Read the full story:
https://milwaukeenns.org/2026/03/05/center-for-self-sufficiency-quietly-closed-last-year-amid-a-federal-audit-and-funding-challenges/

By Meredith Melland and Devin Blake
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

03/14/2026

After about two days of deliberation, the 12 jurors found Benjamin Song alone was guilty of attempted murder, but defendants were convicted of rioting and other charges.

03/14/2026

The Illinois Accountability Commission’s documentation of violent federal immigration enforcement actions in Chicagoland could be helpful in the future, even if immediate results are unlikely, activists say

03/14/2026

Members, this one's for you! 📣 Join us on March 19 for our Grassroots & Organizer Member Meeting — where you can learn about member benefits, get campaign support, and connect directly with National Immigration Project staff. Spanish interpretation will be provided / Tendremos interpretación en español. Register at bit.ly/NIPNLGmeet.

03/14/2026

EFF, along with the national ACLU and the ACLU affiliates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices.

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03/14/2026

The directors of ‘The Alabama Solution’ discuss their piercing new documentary and what they hope people will take away from the film.

03/14/2026

On this venture into the Genius Box, Althea and Reed are joined by Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn! EFF is the leading nonprofit defending privacy and free speech in the digital world, and Cindy has been a part of it for decades. Her memoir is out this week, it’s calle...

03/14/2026