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The New York Times once charged that Fried "usually managed to have somebody mad at him," and his appointment to the bench was surrounded by controversy over his alleged hostility to minorities.
Fried spearheaded the Reagan administration's assault on the Roe v.Wade decision, and he vociferously opposesaffirmative action programs that advocate officialfavoritism for blacks.
Fried, who taught a course on Roman law at HLS,distinguished himself on the court with hisacademic flair and frequent quotations from Danteand Kant.
Fried currently has emeritus status at HLS,which allows him to teach a reduced course load.
While on the court, he remained a presence atHLS, but the Law School enforces a "two-year rule"under which professors relinquish their chairsafter two years of leave. In order to return tohis original position, Fried must go through areinstatement process.