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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William Kunstler canonical 3

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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 ⓘ