Occupy Wall Street Legal Hotline

PLEASE NOTE: THE LEGAL HOTLINE FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET HAS A NEW NUMBER. 831-373-3327. The legal hotline is provided by the Monterey Bay Area Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. If you have problems with the police, call the hotline and we will do our best to find you an attorney who can provide you with free legal assistance. The new number is 831-373-3327.

Guild is occupied with protecting protesters’ rights

BY ALINE REYNOLDS

Throughout Occupy Wall Street’s more than five weeks of demonstrations, legal witnesses have been monitoring the activity of both the Police Department and the protesters to keep tabs on who might be violating the law.

Sporting bright green caps and known as legal observers, they are volunteers for the National Lawyers Guild. They are charged with observing O.W.S. activity in hopes of deterring police abuse.

http://www.thevillager.com/villager_445/guildisoccupied.html