Newsfront
July, 2010
Burt Joseph (1930-2010) IOur favorite "bleeding-heart, knee-jerk First Amendment lawyer," as he described himself, died in March. Joseph, who was 79 and for many years executive director of the Playboy Foundation, understood that unpopular ideas are those most in need of legal protection. "It is the discontented, the misfits who really test your commitment to the values," he said. "Don't look at the personalities. Look at the principles." Joseph (shown at left wit...
