Michael A. Hardy
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Michael A. Hardy, Esq. was an American civil rights attorney from Brooklyn, New York[1] who was involved in numerous civil rights and police brutality cases spanning his 36-year career as a practicing member of the New York State Bar from 1988 to 2024.[2] He is credited by American Bar Association as editor of "Constitutional Policing: Striving for a More Perfect Union," a 2023 published examination of "policing in America."[3] Aside from being historically-documented for his part in mega civil rights cases, including the Tawana Brawley case[4] and the Eric Garner case,[5] is best known for his three-decade long role as legal council for famed civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton.[6]
Resources
[edit]- ^ "Michael Anthony Hardy". lawyers.justia.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "» REV. AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LONGTIME EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL MICHAEL HARDY, ESQ". National Action Network. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Hardy, Michael A.; American Bar Association, eds. (2023). Constitutional policing: striving for a more perfect union. Chicago, Illinois: American Bar Association, State and Local Government Law Section. ISBN 978-1-63905-304-9. OCLC 1379097817.
- ^ Bruni, Frank (January 26, 1998). "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 July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Sharpton: Civil Rights Violations Led to Death of Man in Chokehold Arrest". NBC News. July 25, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (July 25, 2024). "Michael Hardy, Sharpton's Longtime Lawyer and Confidant, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 30, 2024.