"Where there is injustice, we should correct it. Where there is poverty, we should eliminate it. Where there is corruption, we should stamp it out. Where there is violence, we should punish it. Where there is neglect, we should provide care. Where there is war, we should restore peace. And wherever corrections are achieved, we should add them permanently to our storehouse of treasures."

-Epitaph of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (March 19, 1891– July 9, 1974).

Know Your Rights Information

Members of the Portland Law Collective, LLP periodically provide Know Your Rights trainings to the community and activist groups.  Please contact us if you are interested.

Until then, please access Know Your Rights information available from the National Lawyers Guild for download:

Know Your Rights

Consozca Sus Derechos (2006)

Know Your Rights in Arabic

Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook (2003)

As well, please download and review the new and improved Center for Constitutional Right’s (CCR) booklet, If an Agent Knocks (2009).  A Portland Law Collective member helped to write and edit the updated version.

As CCR notes, If an Agent Knocks,

“provide[s] advice to activists likely to be targeted by FBI agents or other federal investigators.  Since its original release in 1989, If an Agent Knocks has been widely circulated in progressive activist communities across the country.  This guide includes both the timeless advice included in the original version and extensive updates to reflect the current state of the law and law enforcement tools.  This updated edition also includes a comprehensive discussion of today’s technology, including cell phones, e-mail and web browsing.  This guide should be seen as a resource for the information needed to protect yourself and other activists from government investigation and to empower you to continue the struggle.”

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