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...system can cause the clenched fist of the movement to open itself in one of two ways, said William Kunstler last Saturday night-extended in brotherhood or curled around the trigger...
...Kunstler, who was sentenced to four years in prison on contempt of court charges while defending the "Chicago 7" strained his broken voice to say that the trial was "an attempt to destroy those who wish to bring their dreams and visions to life." At the end of his speech, he received a standing ovation from the audience of 1300 in Sanders Theatre...
...Kunstler and the Chicago Seven are far from alone in holding Judge Julius Hoffman's court in utter contempt. The fact of the defendants' guilt or innocence concerning the conspiracy charges is less important to me than the facts of the trial itself. It was a mockery of justice and should be condemned...
...atmosphere was still tense the next day, when William Kunstler, chief defense attorney at the Chicago trial, addressed the students at Campus Stadium.* Though Kunstler chided the students for acts of vandalism ("I had never thought breaking windows is a good tactic"), his manner and some of his statements were irresponsible and inflammatory. "The real violence occurs in the back rooms of police stations," he said. "The shadow of the swastika is on every courthouse, on universities, on Government buildings...
...Lesson. Obviously Hoffman had good reason to cite Kunstler and Weinglass, to say nothing of their clients. But the size of the lawyers' sentences left many legal experts aghast-and concerned about the possible effect on some lawyers who may now be less willing to represent controversial clients vigorously. Said San Francisco Attorney Naomi Litvin Helm: "The judge had to do something. But four years for acting up in a courtroom is a hell of a long time when you consider what some people get for an actual crime of violence...