Burton Joseph
Burton Joseph | |
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| Born | Burton Allen Joseph May 30, 1930 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | First Amendment and free speech litigation |
Burton Allen Joseph (May 30, 1930 – March 31, 2010) was an American civil rights attorney.[1][2] He represented clients in free speech cases, and represented the American Library Association in its suit that ultimately found the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional. He pushed the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to represent the National Socialist Party of America, an offshoot of the American Nazi Party, in its desire to march in Skokie, Illinois.[1] That case resulted in National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie, 432 U.S. 43 (1977), a Supreme Court opinion that determined the Party had the right to march.[1]
Joseph was a partner at Joseph, Lichtenstein & Levinson, a Chicago law firm, and also defended demonstrators arrested at the
References
- ^ a b c William Grimes, "Burton Joseph, Lawyer in First Amendment Cases, Is Dead at 79", The New York Times, April 2, 2010, available online.
- ^ Daarel Burnette II, "Burton Joseph, 1930-2010: Attorney championed civil rights", Chicago Tribune, April 01, 2010 [1]
- ^ "R.I.P. Burton Joseph, First Amendment Attorney" ICV2 (4 April 2010), accessed 4 April 2010
- ^ "Burton Joseph" Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Joseph, Lichtenstein & Levinson (law firm), accessed 4 April 2010
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