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Died. John Lord O'Brian, 98, prim, patriarchal dean of Supreme Court lawyers and an active partner in the prestigious Washington, D.C., firm of Covington & Burling; of a heart attack; in Washington. In a legal career spanning three-quarters of a century, O'Brian served as a U.S. Attorney in New York State, a Justice Department administrator and a private lawyer who championed the cause of civil liberties in Supreme Court hearings. Rigidly Republican and openly critical of New Deal spending during the '30s, he nevertheless defended the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority before the high...
Phyllis Galanti decided to visit her mother last week in Blackstone, Va. She left her phone number with Lieut. Mike Covington, her Navy casualty assistance officer. On Saturday at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, she was clipping her West Highland terrier Tammy when the phone rang. "Hi, Phyllis," the voice said, "this is Mike. He's on the list to come out in the first bunch...
...windfalls for their corporate clients. The new lawyers ask: what is the lawyer's responsibility to society, as opposed to his responsibility to an individual client? Should cases which involve major public-policy issues be resolved in full view of the public or in seclusion behind the doors of Covington and Burling...
Acheson then joined the well-connected Washington law firm of Covington, Burling & Rublee. From there it was an easy step to Government office. In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt appointed him Under Secretary of the Treasury. But six months later he abruptly left office after being outraged when F.D.R. took the dollar off the gold standard. He had the discretion, however, to keep his objections to himself-a fact that Roosevelt appreciated. When another official resigned with an angry blast at the President, F.D.R. instructed an aide: "Tell that man to go see Dean Acheson to learn how a gentleman resigns...
That kind of neglect is just fine with him. He enjoyed writing the satire in Love in the Ruins, some targets of which can be found in Covington, but also sees the book as a celebration of sorts. "For the first time in 150 years, the South is back in the Union and can help to save it. After Los Angeles and Detroit, the whole country is in the same trouble. At least there is unity." Percy pointed this out to his Northern liberal audience in a speech at this year's book awards. "Don't give...