Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays (December 12, 1881 – December 14, 1954) was an American lawyer and champion of civil liberties issues, best known as a co-founder and general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union and for participating in notable cases including the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. He was a member of the Committee of 48 and a contributor to The New Republic. In 1937, he headed an independent investigation of an incident in which 19 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when police fired at them. His commission concluded the police had behaved as a mob and committed a massacre.
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| Born | December 12, 1881 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1954 (aged 73) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1905-1950s |
| Organization | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) |
| Known for | civil liberties lawyer |
| Notable work | defense in Scopes trial, Sacco and Vanzetti case, Scottsboro case, Reichstag trial case |
| Movement | Progressive Party |
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