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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Kunstler canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights attorney
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| child |
Emily Kunstler
NERFINISHED
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Sarah Kunstler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource | American legal history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
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Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kunstler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal defense law ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
controversial
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media-savvy ⓘ radical ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | civil liberties litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart | Kunstler & Kuby law partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending controversial and radical clients
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defense of political dissidents ⓘ opposition to the death penalty ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Civil Liberties Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
anti–Vietnam War movement
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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
prisoners' rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Deep in My Heart: A Lawyer’s Story of Love, Courage, and Justice
NERFINISHED
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My Life as a Radical Lawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emerging Police State NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ defense of the Freedom Riders ⓘ defense of the Weather Underground members ⓘ role in the Chicago Seven trial courtroom confrontations ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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civil rights attorney ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Ratner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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