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Join our legal observing team! #NationalLawyersGuild #Ohio #legalobservers #justice #law #KnowYourRights
February 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
gigim.bsky.social
And it's official.
Meet the Orange Hats.

We're your Legal Observers+
The new group lets us be a LOT more political, including countering police narratives about protests.

orangehats.noblogs.org/press/oh-lau...

#LegalObservers #TorontoActions #LOLife
OH Launch Media Release 20250127 – Orange Hats
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January 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
mirthdal.bsky.social
13/ RESOURCES #ICEout

Judge rules ICE cannot detain, teargas peaceful protesters and observers in MN.

Please share widely. May have to click to see post with link to TRO.

See entire thread for other resources

#Resist #AltGov #Community #LegalObservers #MNProtest

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joshgerstein.bsky.social Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · Jan 17
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
gigim.bsky.social
Kicking off #BlackHistoryMonth with an action in solidarity with the people of Congo.

Can't wait to see what TPS thinks is an appropriate response.

#TPS100Recommendations0Action
#Toronto #TorontoActions #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #LOLife #LegalObservers
Flyer for today's demonstration at Yonge-Dundas: Toronto Stands With Congo 2PM Congo bleeds because of Western greed.
February 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
mirthdal.bsky.social
Please get this out to all community watch, observers, immigrant support groups, and residents in MN. Post it in shops, deliver to locations where ICE likely to be, including hotels

#ICEout #Resist #AltGov #Community #LegalObservers
joshgerstein.bsky.social Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · Jan 17
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
northeastohionlg.bsky.social
Calling all #attorneys! #NationalLawyersGuild #LegalObservers #KnowYourRights #justice #movement #law
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
moved2italy.bsky.social
You are there America. I am so, so sorry to say it, but you are living in an Authoritarian State. Nobody is safe from the tentacles of this regime.

The weaponized #FBI is literally rounding up and arresting the #LegalObservers in Minneapolis! 😳

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June 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
onionwars.bsky.social
#FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying #Drones Near #DHS and #ICE Vehicles and Activities...But They Still Want to Shoot Them Down

#Overwatch
#LegalObservers

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April 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
houstonnlg.bsky.social
Please join us in person or on Zoom for our first legal observer training on June 3 from 6 to 7 PM. RSVP at the link in bio by June 1 at 5 PM. In the description of the form, there is an option to register for the Zoom link. #NLG #legalobservers #houstonnlg
May 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
tar-network.bsky.social
Fox News reports federal authorities reframing civilian monitoring and legal observation as “military-grade” surveillance, signaling expanded scrutiny and criminalization of protest documentation. #ICE #FBI #LegalObservers #CivilLiberties #Authoritarianism #FoxNews
Anti-ICE 'digital Minutemen' use military-grade surveillance tactics against feds
At least 200 groups train civilians in S.A.L.U.T.E. intelligence method to track federal agents in 13 databases, raising national security concerns.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
tar-network.bsky.social
Fox News reports federal authorities reframing civilian monitoring and legal observation as “military-grade” surveillance, signaling expanded scrutiny and criminalization of protest documentation. #ICE #FBI #LegalObservers #CivilLiberties #Authoritarianism #FoxNews
Anti-ICE 'digital Minutemen' use military-grade surveillance tactics against feds
At least 200 groups train civilians in S.A.L.U.T.E. intelligence method to track federal agents in 13 databases, raising national security concerns.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
spectra627.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2MQR4sw/

Cops from LAPD have over 100 peaceful people including kids stuck inside a tunnel in los Angeles. They blocked both sides and won't let them leave. They're calling in buses to arrest people. #losangeles #policeviolence #legalobservers #humanrightsviolations
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February 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
tar-network.bsky.social
New York launched a state-run legal observer program to monitor ICE deportation operations and prepare litigation, formalizing institutional countermeasures to federal enforcement escalation. #ICE #LegalObservers #CivilLiberties #Federalism #Reuters
New York to monitor Trump's deportation efforts with new legal observers
New York is creating a team of legal observers that will don purple vests to monitor and record the Trump administration's immigration enforcement officers as they seek to detain and deport migrants, ...
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
orangehats.bsky.social
Orange Hats was the legal observer arm of the former Movement Defence Committee.

First a little history:
Did you know civilian legal observing/CopWatch started with the Black Panthers in the 1960s?

Read on.
#LegalObservers
Orange Hats Legal Observers: Who we are, and how we got here. Watching the cops. Civilian Copwateh started in the 1960s with Black Panther Patrols These were made up of individuals on foot or in vehicles, armed, with legal books, paper, and pens. They followed police to stops in order to document their behaviour. They assisted community members during police interactions, providing legal information about rights; and Their presence helped minimize police overreach and brutality. The Black Panther model was adopted by communities all around the world. Examples include: Pig Patrol, Australia The Polynesian Panthers Central Citizens Defence Committee (CCDC), lreland. In 1968, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) formalized the practice. and "copwatch" became "Legal Observers". Legal Observers (LOs) were developed in response to Columbia University protests. All green hat LOs in the US have taken the NLG training. The NLG establishes Lawyers attorney-client privilege with the orgs they work with. Maintains a policy of separation between observers and activists. Yes, they have a registered trademark on the phrase in the US.
May 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
evedazzle.bsky.social
It's important to protect your ears/hearing when using high-decibel whistles repeatedly. Repeat exposure can damage your hearing. An important tip from an experienced #SAR hiker. #RapidResponse #Scouts #LegalObservers #LOs #Whistles #Safety #ICE #SearchAndRescue
July 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
ellewyn.bsky.social
And request the presence of National Lawyers Guild or other #legalobservers beforehand to document any #civilrights abuses
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Feb 3
Project 2025 playbook—Trump wants to enact martial law. If you protest, keep that in mind. DO NOT GIVE HIM AN EXCUSE!

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February 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
lundworksc.bsky.social
It's Law Enforcement who train #LegalObservers.
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
k-dramafan.bsky.social
Based on this article #legalobservers like #Reneegood should NEVER get in their vehicles during an ICE action. ICE agents are using the "weaponized vehicle" defense to justify extrajudicial killings. They will likely get away with it. www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
thealmightybear.bsky.social
6/16/26
#mn #ice #metrosurge #legalobservers #news
June 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
622pm.bsky.social
We have officially entered the “Straight Jacket & Padded Room” -phase of the Trump Regime.

#Trump #Vance #MikeJohnson #Rubio #Homan #Mullins #Wiles #Kushner #iran #Algae #KennedyCenter #TarpGate #G7 #Macron #France #UFC #Hormuz #VotingRights #MinneapolisIndictments #LegalObservers #Walz #TheView
June 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
artcrimeprof.bsky.social
How to find a training to be a legal observer at protests: https://www.nlg.org/legalobservers/
January 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
bryanchristian.bsky.social
“Uptick in Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
#USA #Americans #LegalObservers #Minnesota #Abductions #ConcentrationCamps #DHS #CBP #ICEOutNow #AbolishICE #StopFascism #StopTrumpNow
theintercept.com/2026/02/09/i...
“Uptick in Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
theasiancy.bsky.social
In back to-back rulings this week, a #Federal #judge issued #PreliminaryInjunctions against the #LAPD and #DHS, restricting their #UseOfForceAgainstThePress. The ruling against DHS also protects #LegalObservers and #protesters, such as Detrano, from #IndiscriminateForce.
adamrose.bsky.social Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · Sep 12
Great coverage in LAist of the two big press rights rulings in 24 hours against DHS and LAPD, plus protester protections.

My quote: “LAPD has failed to police itself for 25 years. Elected officials have failed to police LAPD too. Finally a federal judge has stepped in to do their job for them.”
Judge issues sharp rebukes of the LAPD and federal agents after anti-ICE protests
The Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Homeland Security are barred from using weapons such as foam bullets and tear gas 'carte blanche' after a federal judge issued preliminary injunctio...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
darktempest83.bsky.social
Just a reminder for any future activities this year.
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#blm #communism #antifa #ftp #acab #antifascist #detroit #nlg #legalobservers #legaladvice
TikTok video by Marie Reimers
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February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
byrneout44.bsky.social
#MartialLaw 🚨 Goal
JAN 12
National Lawyers Guild‬ ‪@ nlg.org‬#LAPDP#Quislingsgs detain ❶ of our green ha#LegalObserversrs @ protest agains#ICECE murder of Renee Nicole Good#RefuseFascisms#TrumpMustGoG#Resists#ICEC#Fascismsm
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nlg.org National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · Jan 13
Watch as the LAPD detains one of our green hat Legal Observers at a protest against ICE’s murder of Renne Nicole Good. The work that our Legal Observer, and other Los Angeles chapter members of the NLG, are doing is critical to support our movements.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM