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    Martin Garbus

    After four decades of defending free speech on behalf of Lenny Bruce, Spike Lee, Cesar Chavez, Vaclav Havel and Samuel Beckett, among others, first amendment lawyer Martin Garbus has written: "Tough Talk: How I Fought For Writers, Comics, Bigots and the American Way." Join us for a conversation today on "The Politics of Culture.&quot

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Aug 11, 1998 • 1 min read

    After four decades of defending free speech on behalf of Lenny Bruce, Spike Lee, Cesar Chavez, Vaclav Havel and Samuel Beckett, among others, first amendment lawyer Martin Garbus has written: "Tough Talk: How I Fought For Writers, Comics, Bigots and the American Way." Join us for a conversation today on "The Politics of Culture.&quot

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      Sarah Spitz

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