A Conversation with Ralph S. Brown

Ralph S. Brown (1913–1998), Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law,was a member of the Yale Law School faculty for more thanfifty years, from 1946 until 1998, serving as associate dean from1965 to 1970. A graduate of Yale College (1935) and the YaleLaw School (1939), he served in the U.S. Navy during WorldWar II and as a lawyer in the Office of Price Administration inWashington, D.C. Brown taught and wrote extensively in the field of intellectualproperty, including copyright, defamation, and privacy. Amonghis publications are: “Advertising and the Public Interest: Legal Protection of Tradeand Symbols,” Yale Law Journal (1948)Loyalty and Security: Employment Tests in the United States (1958)Cases on Copyright, Unfair Competition and Other Topics (1960)https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/ylsohs/1001/thumbnail.jp

Grading the Performance of a Legislator

The case is made that Rep Robert Kastenmeier should be honored as a distinguished public servant. His record reflects both a concern for the public interest and a sensitivity to the needs of special interest groups