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Elmer Gertz has defended famous peopleincluding Henry Miller, Nathan Leopold, and Jack Rubyand he has become famous in his own right through his struggle for civil liberties and personal rights.

Gertz has taken on a lengthy list of cases and causes over the six decades of his legal career. He fought successfully against the censorship of Henry Miller s book "Tropic of Cancer," " "which had been banned in Chicago for obscenity. He got Nathan Leopold released from prison after Leopold had served 34 years for his part in the death of 14-year-old Bobby Franks. An ardent foe of the death...

Elmer Gertz recalls his long battle in what legal scholars regard as the second most important libel case in legal history: "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc."

Gertz s ordeal began in Chicago during the violent peace demonstrations of 1968. A youth, Ronald Nelson, was killed by a Chicago policeman, Richard Nuccio. Gertz represented the Nelson family in civil suits against Nuccio and the Chicago police department. After Nuccio was convicted of murder, the John Birch Society published an article in its journal, "American Opinion, "claiming that Nuccio was framed by Communists. Gertz was targeted...