The Biglaw Firm That Argued In Defense Of Segregation
The partner reportedly refused payment for the legal work.
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New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. cph 3c27042)
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Hint: A former Solicitor General, he made 138 other, less notorious arguments in front of the Supreme Court.
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