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I searched around to see if I could find any writeup about the ACLU defending the NAACP and KKK at the same time. I found a similar example to the one you descr
by amckenna 10y ago
I searched around to see if I could find any writeup about the ACLU defending the NAACP and KKK at the same time. I found a similar example to the one you described from the mid 90's - http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/news/a-klansman-s-black-lawyer-and-a-principle.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/10/news/a-klansman-s-black-la...
- cperciva 10y agoAn even more impressive demonstration of their principles: In the 1970s the ACLU supported the National Socialist Party of America in their fight to be allowed to display swastikas while marching through the predominantly-Jewish village of Skokie. Incidentally, the lawyers representing the National Socialist Party and the ACLU were both Jewish.
- SomewhatLikely 10y agoNot sure what happened, but it looks like the attorney was recently disbarred for "professional misconduct". http://www.txcourts.gov/media/825977/149249.pdf http://www.txcourts.gov/media/825977/149249.pdf