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- Kunstler refused to defend right-wing groups, such as the Minutemen, on the grounds that "I only defend those whose goals I share. I'm not a lawyer for hire. I only defend those I love."
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Nov 13, 2009 · As teenagers in the 1990s, Emily and Sarah Kunstler were mortified when their radical-lawyer dad turned to representing common criminals. "We realized he was defending bad people," recalls...
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Jan 14, 2010 · Emily Kunstler: "And then we realized he was defending bad people, people accused of rape, terrorism, organized crime, and cop shooting…" Although William Kunstler died more than a...
In 1965, Kunstler's firm - Kunstler, Kunstler, and Kinoy - was asked to defend Jack Ruby by his brother Earl, but dropped the case because they "did not wish to be in a situation where we have to fight to get into the case".
Then in 1989 Kunstler defended the five black kids accused of brutally beating and raping a young woman, the famed Central Park Jogger. The crime, and one of his defense claims in particular, outraged New York: that the incident was consensual sex that had gone bad.
In 1984, Kunstler defended the man who burned an American flag outside of the Republican National Convention. In the 1980s and 1990s, however, Kunstler began working cases viewed as more problematic by his left-progressive following.
Aug 31, 2024 · 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.
Sep 5, 1995 · He defended the Chicago Seven anti-war activists against charges of conspiring to incite riots at the Democratic National Convention in 1968. Jurors acquitted the seven defendants of conspiracy...
