Found 2 collections related to Lawyers.

Michael Kennedy (1937-2016) was a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer known for defending radical political figures, drug smugglers, members of organized crime, and other people shunned by more mainstream legal counsel. An expert in First and Fourth Amendment law, his many notable clients included Huey Newton, Timothy Leary, Irish Republican Army and Weather Underground members, High Times magazine, the journalist Leslie Cockburn, and Mafia boss John Gotti. Kennedy's papers, dating from 1967 to 2014, document his legal career, mainly through case files, but also through writings, speeches, clippings, and biographical information. less

Bernard F. Ashe (1936-2023) was an African American labor lawyer who served as General Counsel to New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), a federation of labor unions, for twenty-five years. Ashe's papers, dating from the 1910s to 2008 (bulk dates 1959 to 2008), chronicle his entire career at NYSUT, earlier positions at the National Labor Relations Board and United Auto Workers, and his membership in legal organizations, including the American Bar Association. The collection contains letters and legal memorandums prepared by Ashe, correspondence, case briefs and reports, deposition transcripts, agendas, meeting minutes, clippings, newsletters, datebooks, and personal files. less