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William Moses Kunstler (July 7, 1919 – September 4, 1995) was an American self-described "radical lawyer" and civil rights activist, known for his politically unpopular clients.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://articles.philly.com/2009-12-11/entertainment/24988490_1_daughters-hero-william-kunstler )〕 Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the co-founder of the Law Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the "leading gathering place for radical lawyers in the country".〔 Kunstler's defense of the "Chicago Seven" from 1969–1970 led ''The New York Times'' to label him "the country's most controversial and, perhaps, its best-known lawyer".〔 Kunstler is also well known for defending members of the Catonsville Nine, Black Panther Party, Weather Underground Organization, the Attica Prison rioters, and the American Indian Movement.〔 He also won a ''de facto'' segregation case regarding the District of Columbia's public schools and "disinterred, singlehandedly" the concept of federal removal jurisdiction in the 1960s.〔 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."〔 He was a polarizing figure; many on the right wished to see him disbarred, while many on the left admired him as a "symbol of a certain kind of radical lawyer."〔 Even some other civil rights lawyers regarded Kunstler as a "publicity hound and a hit-and-run lawyer" who "brings cases on Page 1 and wins them on Page 68."〔 Legal writer Sidney Zion quipped that Kunstler was "one of the few lawyers in town who knows how to talk to the press. His stories always check out and he's not afraid to talk to you, and he's got credibility—although you've got to ask sometimes, 'Bill, is it ''really'' true?'"〔 ==Early life== The son of a physician, Kunstler was born to a Jewish family in New York City and attended DeWitt Clinton High School.〔Langum, David J. ("William M. Kunstler: the most hated lawyer in America" ), p. 25. ''New York University Press'', 1999. ISBN 0-8147-5150-4. "Kunstler attended DeWitt Clinton High School at its annex on West End Avenue."〕 He was educated at Yale College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1941,〔 and Columbia University Law School from which he graduated in 1948. While in school, Kunstler was an avid poet, and represented Yale in the Glascock Prize competition at Mount Holyoke College. Kunstler served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific theater, attaining the rank of Major, and received the Bronze Star. While in the army, he was noted for his theatric portrayals in the Fort Monmouth Dramatic Association.〔Brooks Atkinson. 1941, December 21. "Acting on the Camp Grounds." ''New York Times''. p. X1.〕 After his discharge from the Army he attended law school, was admitted to the bar in New York in 1948 and began practicing law. Kunstler went through R.H. Macy's executive training program in the late 1940s and practiced family and small business law in the 1950s before entering civil rights litigation in the 1960s.〔 He was an associate professor of law at New York Law School (1950–1951). Kunstler won honorable mention for the National Legal Aid Association's press award in 1957 for his series of radio broadcasts on WNEW, "The Law on Trial."〔Warren Weaver. 1957. "Public Defender in State Opposed." ''New York Times''. p. 53.〕 At WNEW, Kunstler also conducted interviews on controversial topics, such as the Alger Hiss case, on a program called "Counterpoint."〔Jack Gould. 1957, July 15. "TV-Radio: 2 New Comics". ''New York Times''. p. 41.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Kunstler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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