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70 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1980)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec70 and id is 1 raw text is: HARAR LAW RECORD America's Oldest Law School Newspaper 1900 SY THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL RECORD CORPOATION FEBRUARY 8, 1980 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Prof. Archibald Cox D.N.J. VOL. 70, NO. 1 HLS Mour of Mr. Justi Retired U.S. Supreme Court Ju on Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C., a longer on the Court than any other 36 years - and was noted for h strong commitments to individual HLS Prof. Ven Countryman, a las and the author and editor of th him as the strongest champion of noted that no other Supreme Cou to keep government off the backs o the most controversial Justice of* detractors, too. He survived two i ond, in 1970, was led by then-Rep. vitriolic attacks on him for his judi extra-judicial statements on poli criticism is one 3L's recent comn was a loose gun on the deck of liberal jurisprudence. While most people think of D liberties, he started his legal car Cox Returning to Capital As Common Cause Head By Richard B. Bernstein government more open, to encbur- Prof. Archibald Cox returned to age citizen participation, and make the nation's capital on Feb. 2 to ac- government more honorable, and t election to a two-year term to promote government integrity. cept eCox, a long-time member of Com- as Chairman of Common Cause, mon Cause, became'a member of the national citizens' lobby. Cox the governing board in 1976. emphasized, however, that heading Common Cause has supported the 230,000-member organization many reforms in government on will be a part-time office and that the national, state, and local levels, he will continue to carry a full, ac- among them sunset legislation and tive teaching schedule,.mn hmsne eilto n Comm Cau ws ouedulbypublic financing of presidential Common Cause was founded by campaigns. In the 1980s the or- John Gardner in 1970. Its aims as ganization will press to make gov- Cox described them, are to make ernment more effective so that it faces up to national problems. u- a. The challenge, said Cox in a ns assin g prepared acceptance speech, is to reshape the machinery of self. 1 O U la government so that the long-run ce D g s progress of the whole enterprise is the center of attention, so that istice William 0. Douglas died every citizen knows that he or she t the age of 81. Douglas served can participate and that his or her r Justice in American history - participation counts, and so that is controversial views and his decisions are taken, hard choices liberties and the environment, are made, and problems are former clerk for Justice Doug- solved. iree books about him, described Two specific goals the organiza- f civil liberties in our time and tion will pursue in the '80s are the irt Justice worked so staunchly enactment of the Obie-Railsback f people. Yet Douglas, perhaps bill, which seeks to put a cap on modern times, had his share of contributions which special-inter- mpeachment attempts (the sec- est groups can make to election . Gerald R. Ford) and numerous campaigns, and the adoption of a cial views, his lifestyle, and his plan for public financing of election tical questions; typical of this campaigns of senators and repre- nent that William 0. Douglas sentatives similar to that enacted the sinking ship of American in 1974 for presidential campaigns. ouglas as a champion of civil (Continued on Page 13) er as an expert in commercial G (Continued on Page 12) Grade Information, Page 3

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