Leonard Boudin | |
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| Born | July 20, 1912 |
| Died | November 24, 1989 (aged 77) |
| Education | City College of New York (BS) St. John's University (LLB) |
| Spouse | Jean Roisman |
| Children | Michael and Kathy |
| Relatives | Louis B. Boudin (uncle) Chesa Boudin (grandson) |
Leonard B. Boudin (July 20, 1912 – November 24, 1989) was an American civil liberties attorney and left-wing activist who represented Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame and Dr. Benjamin Spock, the author of Baby and Child Care, who advocated draft resistance during the Vietnam War. Other opponents of the Vietnam War whom he represented were Julian Bond, William Sloane Coffin, and Philip Berrigan.[1]