Richard Posner
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9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner, Stephen Reinhardt
Quote of the Day: Is This an Opinion or an Op-Ed Piece?
[S]ome of the conclusions of which our leading economic experts have been confident have turned out to be incorrect. For example, Alan Greenspan, appointed and then reappointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve for five terms by four different Presidents, recently admitted to a significant flaw in the ideology that caused him to support and implement […] -
Federal Judges, Old People, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner, Trials
Quote of the Day: You're 71 and Entitled to a Fat Pension; Retire?
I have to, it’s my job. I mean what would I do? I don’t know what I would do. — Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner, when asked at trial how he could carry on after feeling threatened by radio host Hal Turner’s comment that Judge Posner and two of his colleagues “deserve to be killed.” - Sponsored
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7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner, Trials
Quote of the Day: What Crawled Up His Robe?
I don’t believe you when you say just about anything anymore because I know that you will lie to a court any time it helps you. I know that. I saw you do it. I know you will do that. You have proven that to me beyond a reasonable doubt. — Chief Judge James Holderman […]
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Contracts, Floyd Abrams, Reader Polls, Richard Posner
Do Lawyers Actually Read Boilerplate Contracts?Richard Posner and Evan Chesler don't; do you?
Judge Richard Posner made one remark that stole the show at a panel about regulation at the recent American Constitution Society conference. We summarized his quip on Twitter: Judge Posner at ACS panel: For my home equity loan, I got 100s of pages of documentation; I didn’t read, I just signed. #ACS10 #Posner #LOL This […] -
Janice Rogers Brown, Miguel Estrada, Politics, Richard Epstein, Richard Posner, Robert Bork, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Unconfirmable Supreme Court (Part 2): The Conservatives
Last week, inspired by the pending Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan, we embarked upon a fun little imaginative exercise: What if Supreme Court nominees didn’t have to defend themselves to the American public? What if the U.S. Senate’s constitutional privilege of “advice and consent” was revoked? What would the Court look like if the […] -
Clerkships, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner
Quote of the Day
The bottom line here is that Judge Posner is one of the few appellate judges that writes his own opinions. Otherwise it would be like getting quotations from law clerks. — Robert Blomquist, editor of the new book The Quotable Judge Posner. -
Email Scandals, Harvard Law Review, Minority Issues, Racism, Reader Polls, Richard Posner
Was the Harvard Email Racist? Was it Offensive?Take Our Reader Polls
If you’re tired of reading about the Harvard Law School email controversy — judging from our traffic and comment levels, most of you aren’t, but maybe some of you are — we have some good news. Our coverage is winding down. (We do have a few loose ends to tie up, though, which may take […] -
7th Circuit, Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Immigration, Malpractice, Politics, Richard Posner
Posner for President!
Should Judge Richard Posner leave the Seventh Circuit and run for president? He certainly has the beginnings of a platform. And, despite some possible leftward drift, Judge Posner’s tendencies still seem to point in a libertarian direction. From The Atlantic: 1. Remove all limits on the immigration of highly skilled workers, or persons of wealth. […] - Sponsored
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7th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Legal Ethics, Richard Posner
A Benchslap for Kirkland & Ellis, from Judge Posner and the Seventh Circuit
Is the customer always right? In the legal profession, not necessarily. As a lawyer, sometimes your job is to talk some sense into your client — and to refuse to move forward if your client, ignoring your advice, orders you to prosecute frivolous (or borderline frivolous) litigation. Perhaps this lesson needs to be learned by […] -
Morning Docket, Richard Posner
Morning Docket 09.24.09
* Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit has turned Keynesian. [New Republic via Blackbook Legal] * ‘Law & Order’ will tie ‘Gunsmoke’ this year for longest-running prime-time drama on television, but Dick Wolf is annoyed to have to move aside for Jay Leno. [Los Angeles Times] * What’s the point of law firm deferrals? […]
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Crime, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner, Violence
Hal Turner: Did He Threaten Federal Judges?
We’ve written before about Hal Turner, the infamous internet radio host who has been charged with threatening three federal judges. This week brings new information about him, from Wired: A notorious New Jersey hate blogger charged in June with threatening to kill judges and lawmakers was secretly an FBI “agent provocateur” paid to disseminate right-wing […] -
7th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Department of Justice, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Harvard, Richard Posner, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings, Willkie Farr
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.12: French Kissing
Rejoice, wedding fans! We have some compelling mid-summer material for you this week: Wachtell, SCOTUS, lesbians, French nobility — read on for the details on all of that and more, as reported in the New York Times and filtered by us. Our finalist couples: 1. Rebecca Gutner and Rodman Forter Jr. 2. Laura Hammond and […]
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Frank Easterbrook, Harvard, Morning Docket, Richard Posner
Morning Docket 06.25.09
* New Jersey Internet radio talk show host arrested for blogging that federal judges Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner, and William Bauer “deserved to be killed” after a recent decision on Chicago handgun ban case. [CNN] * More Morgan Lewis Musical Chairs: Yesterday, the firm announced that it had tapped gas from Baker Botts. Good thing, […]
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Morning Docket, Richard Posner
Morning Docket 06.24.09
* California lawyer Ryan Kent has accused Dahn Yoga of being a cult and filed a class action suit against the Brain Wave Vibrators. [San Francisco Chronicle] * Ross Mitchell spent just $38,000 on his online law degree and became his own first client. He won his lawsuit to be admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. […]
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7th Circuit, Federal Circuit, Richard Posner, Sex
Judge Richard Posner Knows His Sex Toys
It’s an exciting day here at ATL when we can find three excuses to cover the salacious beat (see #1 and #2). Judge Richard Posner brings us our third opportunity. Judge Posner issued a ruling [PDF] Friday in a patent infringement case involving “sex aids” companies. Posner brings his dry humor and excellent wit to […] -
7th Circuit, Richard Posner, Women's Issues
Check Your Sexist Cracks Before Entering Posner's Domain
You never know where you’ll find sexism in our society and our profession. It knows no party or ideology. But it has no place in court. In a decision yesterday, 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner took a shot at a plaintiff’s attorney who thought this was still 1950. The case, Thorogood v. Sears Roebuck, was […] -
Billable Hours, Federal Judges, Richard Posner
Posner on Procrastinating
Procrastination is a terrible habit, and the internet is truly the great enabler. How many hours of productivity are lost to YouTube each year? Judging from Law Firm March Madness traffic, lawyers are definitely among the office workers looking for distraction. Slate has gathered “procrastination rituals” from various professionals. One of the contributors is Judge […] -
Cass Sunstein, Law Professors, Law Schools, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Posner, Romance and Dating, Samantha Power
Wanna Be A Public Intellectual? Date Cass Sunstein!
In the current issue of Foreign Policy magazine, you’ll find their list of the world’s top 100 public intellectuals. The list appears here (and you can vote for your top five). Bios of the honorees — and we must confess, some of these names didn’t ring a bell — appear here. The public intellectuals explicitly […] -
Admin, Announcements, Federal Judges, Richard Posner, Shameless Plugs
ATL Visits the Windy City
Greetings from the great — but frigid — city of Chicago. We’re hanging out with friends and doing some sightseeing, but the main reason for our visit is this event, taking place on Thursday (and open to the public): Judges As Public FiguresThursday, February 21, 2008, 4:15 PMUniversity of Chicago Law School, Room II Judge […]