Charles Fried

Charles Fried (April 15, 1935 – January 23, 2024) was a Czech-born American jurist and lawyer of Jewish descent. He served as United States Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989.  He was a professor at Harvard Law School and was a visiting professor at Columbia Law School.

Fried was the author of nine books and over 30 journal articles, and his work appeared in over a dozen collections.

Fried died on January 23, 2024 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the age of 88.

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