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A Man For All Decades, Honorable John F. Keenan
A Man For All Decades, Honorable John F. Keenan
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article examines the life and legal career of Whitman Knapp, a former lawyer and United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York who contributed much towards the improvement of the laws that relate to urban society. The Article focuses on some of the cases Judge Knapp partook in either as a litigator or as a judge. These cases deal with a wide range of issues, including First Amendment speech, labor racketeering and extortion, police corruption, and the Mafia.
Reforming The Urban Workplace: The Legacy Of Frances Perkins, Honorable Jeanine Francis Pirro
Reforming The Urban Workplace: The Legacy Of Frances Perkins, Honorable Jeanine Francis Pirro
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article focuses on the life and legacy of Francis Perkins, a twentieth century champion of woman's and worker's rights. It examines her work as a reformer and as Secretary of Labor under Franklin Roosevelt, specifically on the issues of woman's rights, education, social services and working conditions for poor. By focusing on specific legislation she helped enact, such as the Social Security Act and laws regarding working conditions, the Article ultimately seeks to portray Perkins as the most influential person to urban America in the twentieth century.