331:. He is remembered as "one of the twentieth century's outstanding authorities on administrative law", although his influence was recognized well before his death. Contemporary reviewers refer to his intellectual "stature" and praise his "vivid opinions, his exuberant delight with effective innovation" In 1987, the
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