Michael Anthony Hardy (July 2, 1955 – July 22, 2024) was an American

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attorney from

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, who was involved in civil rights and police brutality cases. Hardy is best known for serving as legal counsel for the civil rights activist

Rev. Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organi ...

. He participated in the

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false rape allegation case and the

Eric Garner On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner, an African American man, was killed in the New York City borough of Staten Island by Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, after the latter put him in a prohibited chokehold while a ...

police chokehold killing case.

References

1955 births 2024 deaths Black Lives Matter Civil Rights Movement portal American civil rights lawyers American Bar Association {{US-law-bio-stub