William M. Kunstler : the most hated lawyer in America / David J. Langum.

Author/creator Langum, David J., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxii, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introductory images -- Family and early years -- Getting started in the law -- The shock of the South - Black power advocate -- Circus in Chicago - Directions outside the courtroom -- Radical lawyers in modern America - Representing the Attica prisoners -- Private life and practice in the 1970s -- Indian defenses -- The 1980s and a more diverse practice -- The scapegoat and the killer cops -- A return to the limelight -- Kunstler in his final years.
Local noteLittle-320397--305131020971W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 359-442) and index.
LCCN 99006393
ISBN0814751504 (cloth : acid-free paper)