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Harvard University ( LLB, SJD) Erwin Nathaniel Griswold ( / ˈɡrɪzwɔːld, - wəld /; [1] July 14, 1904 – November 19, 1994) was an American appellate attorney and legal scholar who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sep 18, 2023 · 34th Solicitor General, 1967 - 1973. Erwin Nathaniel Griswold was born to parents James Harlen and Hope (Erwin) on July 14, 1904 in East Cleveland, Ohio. Griswold graduated from Oberlin College in 1925. In 1928, Griswold graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Nov 21, 1994 · Erwin N. Griswold, the United States Solicitor General under two Presidents, and for more than 20 years dean of the Harvard Law School, died on Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital in...
Nov 21, 1994 · Griswold was a prominent figure in American law, serving as dean of Harvard Law School, U.S. Solicitor General, and champion of civil rights. He shaped the Law School's curriculum, faculty, and international programs, and argued more cases before the Supreme Court than any other man.
young assistant professor of law, Erwin Griswold published an article entitled Government in Ignorance of the Law - A Plea for Better Publication of Executive Legislation.2 In this article, he stressed the
Erwin N. Griswold had a notable career as the dean of the Harvard Law School, solicitor general of the United States, and a leading tax practitioner. Born in 1904, he was graduated from Oberlin College and from Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review.
As solicitor general of the United States, Erwin Nathaniel Griswold (1904–1994) argued unsuccessfully, in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971), that the publication of the Pentagon Papers threatened the security of the United States and that security concerns outweighed the First Amendment rights of a free press.
