case, he persuaded the American Newspaper Publishers Association to intervene in the case, with Kirkland serving as their lawyer. Kirkland lost the case in the Minnesota Supreme Court but later convinced the Supreme Court of the United States to declare that censorship was unconstitutional. Ellis later represented the Tribune when antitrust charges were brought against the Associated Press. Ellis ultimately argued this case successfully in the U.S. Supreme Court. During the largest antitrust case in history at the time - that involving DuPont - Ellis represented the Du Pont family. (The government was attempting to force the Du Ponts to dispose of their stock holdings in General Motors and the United States Rubber Company.) After the death of Weymouth Kirkland in 1965, Ellis served as managing partner of the firm, which by then was known as Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz, and Masters. Ellis died in his sleep on February 18, 1968. He was 76 years old. He was survived by his wife, the former Maude Martin Evers; the couple did not have any children. Further reading "Howard Ellis, Attorney, Dies: Fought for Freedom of the Press", Chicago Tribune'', Feb. 19, 1968 1892 births 1968 deaths Illinois lawyers Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion University of Chicago Law School alumni People from Washington Court House, Ohio People associated with Kirkland & Ellis 20th-century American lawyers