Famed conservative jurist Robert Bork died Wednesday. The former lawyer, federal judge, solicitor general, and academic was 85 years old.
To most, Bork was perhaps best known for what he didn’t accomplish: He never made it onto the U.S. Supreme Court.
However, as an attorney and legal theorist, Bork contributed much to the modern-day conservative movement, and beyond. Here are just three ways that Robert Bork’s legacy will live on, especially for lawyers:
But perhaps Bork’s greatest legacy for lawyers will have nothing to do with the conservative agenda that he became associated with later in life. Prior to championing the conservative fight, Bork made his name in antitrust, reports The Washington Post. In fact, Bork was so influential that many legal scholars consider Bork to have defined modern-day antitrust law.
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- Netflix Sued for ‘Borking’ Consumers (FindLaw’s Common Law)
- John Roberts as the Anti-Robert Bork: How Roberts’s Nomination, and Conservatives’ Senate Hearings Strategies, Reflect Lessons Learned from the Bork Debacle (FindLaw’s Writ)
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