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William Moses Kunstler (July 7, 1919 – September 4, 1995) was an American attorney and civil rights activist, known for defending the Chicago Seven.
6 days ago · William Kunstler was an American lawyer who was a flamboyant left-wing attorney known for defending a number of controversial clients in high-profile cases. He gained national renown during the trial of the "Chicago Seven" on charges of having conspired to incite riots in Chicago during the 1968.
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Biography of William Kunstler. Eventually called both a "great American hero" and "the most hated lawyer in America," William M. Kunstler was born in New York in 1919, the oldest of three children in a middle-class Jewish family that lived on Central Park West on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
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- June 22, 2010
Sep 5, 1995 · William M. Kunstler, the gravel-voiced radical lawyer whose wild hair seemed to symbolize his distrust of government and his kinship with unpopular people and causes, died yesterday.
Learn about the life and legacy of William Kunstler, a Jewish lawyer who defended civil rights activists, political dissidents, and controversial clients. Explore his books, cases, and controversies in this snapshot from American Jewish Archives.
Learn about William Kunstler, a prominent civil rights attorney who defended controversial clients such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John Gotti, and the Chicago Seven. Find out his background, career, achievements, and controversies.
Oct 16, 2020 · Aaron Sorkin's new movie depicts the 1969 Chicago Seven trial, in which eight anti-Vietnam war activists were charged with conspiring to incite a riot at the Democratic National Convention.
