Law and the National security state / William Kunstler ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.

William Kunstler, a defense attorney, examines the case of Larry Davis from the South Bronx. Davis, after a shootout with "Fort Apache" policemen following his withdrawl from organized drug running, was acquitted by a Bronx jury on charges of attempted murder, but was convicted of illegal weapons posession. Kunstler goes on to outline the CIA-centered drug and gun smuggling which supports pro-United States governments and opposition parties within unfriendly Central American nations. He concludes by mentioning the Supreme Court efforts to destroy the Bill of Rights, and reads one of his own political poems.|LAW AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE / William Kunstler| interviewed by Dennis Bernstein. Kunstler, a defense attorney, examines the case of Larry Davis from the South Bronx. Davis, after a shootout with "Fort Apache" policement following his withdrawl from organized drug running, was acquitted by a Bronx jury on charges of attempted murder, but convicted of possession of illegal weapons. Kunstler goes on to outline the CIA-centered drug and gun smuggling which supports pro-United States governments and opposition parties in Central America. He concludes by mentioning the Supreme Court efforts to destroy the Bill of Rights, and reads one of his own poliitcal poems. RECORDED: 1990.