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Mr. Try-It Goes To Washington: Law And Policy At The Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Daniel R. Ernst Apr 2019

Mr. Try-It Goes To Washington: Law And Policy At The Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Daniel R. Ernst

Fordham Law Review

In December 1933, Jerome Frank, the general counsel of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) but better known for writing Law and the Modern Mind (1930), a sensational attack on legal formalism, told an audience at the Association of American Law Schools a parable about two lawyers in the New Deal, each required to interpret the same ambiguous language of a statute. The first lawyer, “Mr. Absolute,” reasoned from the text and canons of statutory interpretation without regard for the desirability of the outcome. “Mr. Try-It,” in contrast, began with the outcome he thought desirable. He then said to himself, “The …


The Practice Of Law As A Useful Art: Toward An Alternative Theory Of Professionalism, Norman W. Spaulding Mar 2016

The Practice Of Law As A Useful Art: Toward An Alternative Theory Of Professionalism, Norman W. Spaulding

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Implications Of Globalization For The Professional Status Of Lawyers In The United States And Elsewhere, Nancy J. Moore Mar 2016

Implications Of Globalization For The Professional Status Of Lawyers In The United States And Elsewhere, Nancy J. Moore

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith A. Mcmorrow Mar 2016

In Defense Of The Business Of Law, Judith A. Mcmorrow

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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The Law: Business Or Profession?: The Continuing Relevance Of Julius Henry Cohen For The Practice Of Law In The Twenty-First Century, Samuel J. Levine Mar 2016

The Law: Business Or Profession?: The Continuing Relevance Of Julius Henry Cohen For The Practice Of Law In The Twenty-First Century, Samuel J. Levine

Fordham Urban Law Journal

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