What Attorney Died Today?
Ogletree was an energetic champion for justice who arrived at Harvard Law School shortly after the Supreme Court’s Brown decision had invalidated segregation laws, becoming an advocate of civil rights during his studies there and later going on to serve as district attorney in Brooklyn. At some point in his lengthy legal career, Weddington represented clients ranging from bathhouse madams and celebrity athletes to an individual wrongfully accused in the killing of a Metropolitan Opera Read more…