From Paul Mirengoff's post in PowerLine:
The plaintiffs are represented by Boyden Gray of Boyden Gray & Associates, along with the firm of O’Melveny & Myers and the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Gray served as White House Counsel under the first President Bush. Hans Bader, a Power Line reader with whom I have communicated over the years, is on the pleadings as one of the counsel for the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Fred Smith is the animating spirit at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Fred conceived of the idea for an organization that would, in his words, “find a more positive answer to the challenge Joseph Schumpeter laid down in his essay, “Can Capitalism Survive?” He founded the organization and served as president for nearly three decades.
He died at the age of 83 at home in Maryland where he is survived by his beloved wife Fran. Fred was a friend and mentor, an advocate and ally, and an inspiration. His bright light lives on in our work.
Fred Lee Smith
December 26, 1940 – November 23, 2024