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Herbert P. Gleason '50, corporation counsel for the city of Boston, said White will meet with Berger soon to discuss the possibility of writing a legal argument that the Supreme Court might recognize as "a viable alternative" to the Phase Two busing order decision that Federal District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., handed down last spring...
Although they have as yet only agreed to discuss the matter in more detail, White thinks Berger may share some of his feeling that Garrity's decisions should be contested as they now stand, Gleason said...
...Berger confirmed yesterday that he had agreed to meet with the mayor--whom he called "my good friend who I respect"--but he said he did not wish to speculate about the possible outcome of the meeting. Berger also refused to give his opinion of the Garrity rulings...
...Berger, an expert in the history of constitutional law, rose to national prominence in 1973, when Congress and the special prosecutor's office consulted him to determine whether former President Richard M. Nixon's claims of "executive privilege" in withholding evidence were unconstitutional...
...publicity Berger received during the Watergate proceedings would be "a major factor in people taking him seriously" if he were to contest the busing order, Charles R. Nesson '60, professor of Law, said yesterday...