Lawyers who died on April 7

Take a focused look at the lawyers who passed away on April 7. Dive into curated bios, achievements, and cultural milestones verified by our editors.

• 1974 Oscar Zeta Acosta

  Prominent Chicano lawyer, author, and activist who was a key figure in the Chicano civil rights movement and known for his groundbreaking...

• 1977 Siegfried Buback

  German lawyer and attorney general who was assassinated by the Red Army Faction (RAF) in 1977, a significant figure in post-war West German...

• 1984 Frank Church

  Frank Church was a prominent Democratic U.S.