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Michael Hardy (attorney)

Michael A. Hardy was an American civil rights attorney from Brooklyn, New York who was involved in numerous civil rights and police brutality cases during his career[1][2] of 36 years career as a practicing member of the New York State Bar from 1988 to 2024.[3] He is credited by American Bar Association as editor of "Constitutional Policing: Striving for a More Perfect Union,"[4] a 2023 published examination of "policing in America."[5] He participated in the Tawana Brawley case[6] and the Eric Garner case.[7][8] Hardy is best known for serving as legal council for civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton.[9][10][11]

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  1. ^ "CNN - Brawley defamation case gets off to heated start - December 3, 1997". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Michael Anthony Hardy". lawyers.justia.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "» 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.
  4. ^ "Constitutional Policing: Striving for a More Perfect Union". American Bar Association.
  5. ^ 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.
  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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Release, Contributed Press (22 July 2024). "Longtime National Action Network EVP and General Counsel Michael Hardy, Esq. passes away". New York Amsterdam News. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Michael Hardy, Lawyer For Rev. Al Sharpton, Has Passed Away". WBLS. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.


  

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