70 reports of police misconduct on Sunday at NATO protest, says National Lawyers Guild

ShareThis 70 reports of police misconduct on Sunday at NATO protest, says National Lawyers Guild 23 May 2012 What is the legacy of the massive Sunday protest that brought out an estimated 15,000 people? One lasting effect, on both the city and the protesters, is how the Chicago Police Department behaved over the much-hyped weekend. [...]

Lawyers Guild claims NATO activists “disappeared” without warrant or charges

  (Lee Klawans)   According to an interview with National Lawyers Guild (NLG) spokesman Kris Hermes, Chicago police officers raided a Bridgeport apartment complex on Wednesday evening without a valid warrant and detained up to nine people without cause. The NLG is working in Chicago this week sending monitors to protests at the NATO Summit 2012 [...]