National Lawyers Guild Convention - Thursday

The National Lawyers Guild held its annual convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 22 through September 26, 2010. The International Committee held its meeting on Thursday, September 23, where Steve Goldberg explained the implications of the holding in the case of Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder as it relates to the work being done by members of the Guild.


Here, Jimmie Leas listens as Steve outlines some of the pitfalls established by the holding.

A lively discussion followed Steve's presentation.

Later, at the Iran Subcommittee meeting, some of the newer members got to exchange ideas with members who had been in this subcommittee before.

Next, there was the Free Palestine Subcommittee meeting. Being a past-co-chair, I was interested in seeing who was new and who wasn't. There are always some interesting faces here.

John Thompson was the keynote speaker that evening. John is the founder and director of Resurrection After Exoneration, an organization he formed after having been imprisoned in New Orleans for around two decades. John was released after DNA testing proved his innocence. He has since won a handsome sum from the state for wrongful incarceration.

John shared with us his remembrances from the inside.

Later that evening, the Guild was treated to the music of one of the local bands. These young brothers smoked!