Comment on Robert W. Sweet, Mayor’s Deputy Turned Federal Judge, Dies at 96

JOSEPH P. FRIED, New York Times: Obituaries
Mon, 03/25/2019 - 11:25am

Robert W. Sweet, Mayor’s Deputy Turned Federal Judge, Dies at 96

He was John Lindsay’s voice in tense labor talks. On the bench, he deemed panhandling free speech and said McDonald’s can’t be blamed for obesity.