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Anthony Graziano

Anthony Graziano: name shared by a Bonanno crime family consigliere who led its New Jersey operations, a New Jersey man sentenced to 35 years for 2011-2012 synagogue arsons, and a California man killed by deputies in 2022 after abducting his daughter.

Anthony Indelicato

Anthony "Bruno" Indelicato, Bonanno crime family mobster, son of murdered capo Sonny Red; gunman in Carmine Galante's 1979 murder, convicted in the 1986 Mafia Commission trial, pleaded guilty in 2008 to a 2001 murder.

Anthony J. Battaglia

Anthony J. Battaglia is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of California, appointed by Barack Obama in 2011.

Anthony J. Brindisi

Anthony Joseph Brindisi, born in 1978, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of New York since 2024.

Anthony J. Powell

Anthony John Powell (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Kansas since 2026, sitting in Wichita.

Anthony J. Scirica

Anthony J. Scirica, born 1940, is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed by Reagan in 1987 and chief judge from 2003 to 2010.

Anthony J. Trenga

Anthony John Trenga, born 1949, is a senior United States district judge of the Eastern District of Virginia, nominated by President George W. Bush and serving since 2008.

Anthony Julius

Anthony Julius, British solicitor and Deputy Chairman of Mishcon de Reya, acted for Diana, Princess of Wales and Deborah Lipstadt against David Irving, and wrote T. S. Eliot, Anti-Semitism and Literary Form.

Anthony Kennedy

Anthony Kennedy (born 1936, Sacramento) was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1988-2018, the frequent swing vote who wrote Obergefell and Citizens United and retired July 31, 2018.

Anthony Mason (judge)

Sir Anthony Frank Mason (1925–2026), Australian jurist, High Court Justice 1972–87 and Chief Justice 1987–95; led the Mason Court (Mabo, Cole v Whitfield, implied freedom of political communication); former Commonwealth Solicitor-General.

Anthony Mirra

Anthony "Tony" Mirra was an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family who introduced undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone, "Donnie Brasco," and was murdered in 1982.

Anthony Pellicano

Anthony Pellicano (born 1944), Hollywood private investigator and audio-forensics expert, ran the Pellicano Investigative Agency; convicted in 2008 of racketeering and wiretapping, sentenced to 15 years, released in 2019.

Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal

The Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal was a federal investigation of Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano, who wiretapped celebrities' opponents for clients and was convicted in 2008.

Anthony Provenzano

Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano, Genovese family member and Teamsters Local 560 (Union City, NJ) boss from the 1950s, convicted labor racketeer, prime suspect in Jimmy Hoffa's 1975 disappearance, died in prison December 12, 1988.

Anthony Ray Hinton

Anthony Ray Hinton is an American man who spent 30 years on Alabama's death row for two 1985 murders he did not commit and was exonerated in 2015.

Anthony Robinson (serial killer)

Anthony Eugene Robinson (born 1986), the "Shopping Cart Killer", is a Washington, D.C. man convicted in 2025 of murdering Beth Redmon and Tonita Smith in Harrisonburg, Virginia, sentenced in 2026 to two life terms; suspected but uncharged in Fairfax County and D.C. deaths.

Anthony Russell (murderer)

Anthony Russell (born 1982) is a Coventry triple murderer who killed Julie Williams, David Williams, and Nicole McGregor in October 2020, received a whole-life order in 2022, and was charged in 2026 with murdering Ian Huntley at HMP Frankland.

Anthony Salerno

Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, Genovese crime family boss in New York, convicted in the 1986 Mafia Commission case; central figure in concrete bid-rigging and Teamsters racketeering, and namesake of the Salerno bail-detention rulings.

Anthony Sowell

Anthony Edward Sowell, known as the Cleveland Strangler, was an American serial killer who murdered 11 Black women in Cleveland, Ohio, hiding their remains at his Imperial Avenue house.

Anthony Spilotro

Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro (1938-1986), Chicago Outfit enforcer who protected the Las Vegas casino skim from 1971, led the Hole in the Wall Gang, and was beaten to death with his brother Michael in 1986; basis for Nicky Santoro in Casino.

Anthony W. Ishii

Anthony W. Ishii, born in 1946, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Anthony W. Mattivi

Anthony Wayne Mattivi is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Kansas since 2026, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty), signed May 26, 1972 by Nixon and Brezhnev, limited US and Soviet strategic missile defenses to one 100-interceptor site each; the US withdrew effective June 13, 2002.

Anti-BDS laws

Anti-BDS laws are U.S. state and federal measures, first enacted in 2015, that condition government contracts and public investments on not boycotting Israel or Israeli-controlled territories, in contract-focused and investment-focused forms, and have faced First Amendment challenges with mixed results.

Anti-Comintern Pact

Anti-Comintern Pact (Antikominternpakt): 1936 Berlin agreement between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan against the Communist International, effectively aimed at the USSR; joined by Italy in 1937 and precursory to the Axis.

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral IP enforcement treaty negotiated 2006–2010 and signed in 2011 by the EU, 22 member states, and others; the European Parliament rejected it on 4 July 2012, so it never entered into force.

Anti-Defamation League

Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish civil rights organization founded in 1913 by Sigmund Livingston in Chicago; publishes the Audit of Antisemitic Incidents since 1979; led by CEO Jonathan Greenblatt since 2015; FBI ended its partnership in 2025.

Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States

Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States were state statutes banning interracial marriage, in force from the colonial era until Loving v. Virginia struck them down in 1967.

Anti-rape device

Anti-rape devices are products designed to prevent, deter, or document rape, spanning internal barbed devices like Rape-aXe, safety wearables and alarms, phone apps, and consent-recording tools, with mixed evidence of effectiveness and criticism for shifting responsibility onto women.

Anti-Recidivism Coalition

Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), California 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded 2013 by producer Scott Budnick; reentry services, Hope and Redemption Team, and policy advocacy for formerly incarcerated people.