Become a Legal Observer - In-Person Training
- jrnewlin
- May 20
- 1 min read
Become a Legal Observer - In-Person Training
Thursday May 29 from 6 - 7 pm
1031 E. Washington Street Indianapolis
Please join the ACLU of Indiana and the National Lawyers Guild for a Legal Observer training. If you’re interested in this training, plan to attend that evening, registration at the door.
Legal Observers provide essential support to activists undertaking public protest activities. As volunteers trained by the National Lawyers Guild, Legal Observers shows up at protests, marches or other actions to:
Monitor, observe, and document government conduct against First Amendment-protected activity,
Provide arrest support for protesters on the ground and help support teams track and help arrested folks, and
Empower activists and serve as a deterrent to unconstitutional behavior by law enforcement
With increased protest actions in Indiana, we need more Legal Observers. You don’t need to be an attorney, although some knowledge of the law (as a paralegal, law enforcement, etc) is helpful.
This training will cover the basics of what it means to be a Legal Observer, and you will leave with the skills needed to accept Legal Observer assignments. Legal Observers serve as the on the ground eyes and ears of a legal team, and their job is to document events that can later be used in defense cases and litigation in order to hold law enforcement accountable.
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