Banned from Lawyering: Gordon Martin, Communist

W. Wesley Pue

doi:10.14288/bcs.v0i162.268

Banned from Lawyering: Gordon Martin, Communist

W. Wesley Pue

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

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Abstract

This paper assesses the exclusion of Gordon Martin from the practice of law in 1948 solely on the grounds that his communist political commitment was inconsistent with the role of a lawyer. In so doing it canvasses understandings of the day regarding communism, constitutionalism, and American social thought (as embodied in Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Dewey, Charles Beard, James Harvey Robinson, and Thorstein Veblen). Issues relating to self-governance of the legal profession, character, and statutory interpretation under then-current administrative law doctrine are reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-136
Journal	BC Studies
Volume	162
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14288/bcs.v0i162.268
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Banned from Lawyering Gordon Martin Communist

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