William Kunstler
William Moses Kunstler (July 7, 1919 – September 4, 1995) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. He was known for defending the Chicago Seven.[1]
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| Born | William Moses Kunstler July 7, 1919 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1995 (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
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| Occupation | Lawyer, civil rights activist |
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| Children | 4 including Emily |
Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the co-founder of the Law Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the "leading gathering place for radical lawyers in the country".
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Kunstler represented the first Title IX federal removal cases under the Civil Rights Act of 1964: protesters at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Kunstler at a rally in Los Angeles, March 1970
At the time of Kunstler's death, he was defending Omar Abdel-Rahman ("the Blind Sheik") for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
References
- ↑ Rea, Steven (December 11, 2009). "Onetime counterculture hero reexamined by his daughters". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
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