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Abbie Hoffman — Part 1

99 pages · May 12, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 95 pages OCR'd
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ao of beet) a el ! eZ “7 7 ow 1s ie | F ce ar é eee — - —w PAGE SEVEN CG 1080-46326 ACTIVITY FOR ACLU TO SET UP PROCEDURE TO HANDLE ARRESTS, BAIL AND PROSECUTION ACTIVITY OF DEMONSTRATORS. ACLU PEOPLE DID NOTHING BUT SIT IN FANCY OFFICES WHILE PEOPLE IN STREETS WERE BEING BEATEN TO DEATH. ACLU DID NOT HAVE ANYONE AT DEMONSTRATION SCENES AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ORGANIZATION SET UP TO HANDLE ARREST PROBLEMS OF DEMONSTRATORS. HOFFMAN REPORTED CHICAGO LEGAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE (CLDC) OF ONE TWO SEVEN N. DEARBORN, CHICAGO, IS HANDLING YIP AND MOVEMENT LEGAL PROBLEM THAT DEVELOPED DURING CONVENTION ACTIVITY AND THAT WILL BE PURSUED. ACLU 1S THROUGH WITH MOVEMENT. MAN WITH HOFFMAN IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS TED STEIN, CO CHAIRMAN OF CLDC, WHO REPRESENTED HOFFMAN AT USC HEARING. STEIN SAID HE IS FROM NEW YORK CITY, LAWYER OF THAT STATE, CAME TO CHICAGO PRIOR TO DNC TO SET UP CLDC FOR ASSISTANCE OF DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED. STEIN ADVISED HE IS NOT LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IW ILL. BUT CAN PRACTICE IN U.S. COURTS IN ILL. STEIN STATED CLDC IS IN PROCESS OF SECURING FFIDAVITS AND STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES FOR PREPARING OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS WORTH CIVIL LAW SUITS AGAINST CITY OF CHICAGO WD MAYOR RICHARD DALEY GROWING OUT OF DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITY AT DNC. END PAGE SEVEN te AO Sarge ae Pt ory myn aL Man Sind en AEN a pee Cok areaes a > . ON Ste Satan yt. oe .
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