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Michael A. Hardy was an American civil rights attorney from Brooklyn, New York, who was involved in civil rights and police brutality cases.[1][2] Hardy is best known for serving as legal counsel for the civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton.[3][4][5]

He participated in the Tawana Brawley false rape allegation case[6] and the Eric Garner police chokehold killing case.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Brawley defamation case gets off to heated start". CNN. December 3, 1997. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Michael Anthony Hardy". lawyers.justia.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Roberts, Sam (2024-07-25). "Michael Hardy, Sharpton's Longtime Lawyer and Confidant, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ "Longtime National Action Network EVP and General Counsel Michael Hardy, Esq. passes away" (Press release). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via New York Amsterdam News.
  5. ^ "Michael Hardy, Lawyer For Rev. Al Sharpton, Has Passed Away". WBLS. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ Bruni, Frank (1998-01-26). "Mixing Legal Ferocity and Courtroom Ballet; In Defamation Case, Sharpton's Lawyer Is the Most Unpredictable Player". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. ^ Glaberson, William (1998-07-02). "Sharpton Lawyer Says Brawley Case Is Test of Civil Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  8. ^ "Sharpton: Civil Rights Violations Led to Death of Man in Chokehold Arrest". NBC News. July 25, 2014.


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