William Kunstler

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William Kunstler was a prominent and controversial American civil rights lawyer known for defending high-profile political activists and radical figures in landmark trials of the 1960s and 1970s.

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instanceOf civil rights attorney
human
lawyer
political activist
child Emily Kunstler
Sarah Kunstler
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource American legal history
educatedAt Columbia Law School
Yale University
familyName Kunstler
fieldOfWork civil rights law
constitutional law
criminal defense law
givenName William
hasCharacteristic controversial
media-savvy
radical
hasInfluenced civil liberties litigation in the United States
hasPart Kunstler & Kuby law partnership
knownFor defending controversial and radical clients
defense of political dissidents
opposition to the death penalty
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Civil Liberties Union
movement anti–Vietnam War movement
civil rights movement
prisoners' rights movement
notableWork Deep in My Heart: A Lawyer’s Story of Love, Courage, and Justice
My Life as a Radical Lawyer
The Emerging Police State
defense of Attica Prison rioters
defense of the American Indian Movement members in Wounded Knee trials
defense of the Black Panther Party members
defense of the Catonsville Nine
defense of the Chicago Seven
linked to: Chicago Eight trial

defense of the Freedom Riders
defense of the Weather Underground members
role in the Chicago Seven trial courtroom confrontations
occupation activist
civil rights attorney
lawyer
politicalAlignment left-wing
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret Ratner
workLocation New York City

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Chicago Eight trial defenseAttorney William Kunstler
Chicago 10 portrays William Kunstler
subject linked to: film "Chicago 10"
Attica Prison uprising outsideObserver William Kunstler