Richard A. Posner retired as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in 2017. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Two Judges Explain Why They Don’t Think They Should Have to Defer to Bureaucrats

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

Oct 18, 2017 2:12 PM
Should a Judge Rely on the Law or His Own Common Sense?

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

Sept 18, 2017 11:04 AM
Should Judges Use Their Roles to Effect Social Change? Do They Already?

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

Aug 24, 2017 9:00 AM
A Pair of Judges Debate Whether Courtroom Lawyers Ever Make a Difference

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

July 31, 2017 1:41 PM
Should There Be Age Limits for Federal Judges?

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

July 05, 2017 5:11 PM
How the Law Will Handle a World of Alternative Facts

Joel Cohen, Jed S. Rakoff, and Richard A. Posner

May 25, 2017 1:20 PM
What the Travesty in Arkansas Tells Us About the Possibility for a Just Death Penalty in America

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

April 28, 2017 3:30 PM
How the Supreme Court Will Change Now That the Filibuster Is Gone

Richard A. Posner

April 08, 2017 9:09 AM
How Should Judges Weigh the Law and Their Personal Moral Convictions?

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

March 28, 2017 10:55 AM
Should the President Get to Pick Supreme Court Justices? Two Judges Debate.

Joel Cohen, Richard A. Posner, and Jed S. Rakoff

Feb 24, 2017 11:32 AM
A Clarification About the Role of the Constitution in Constitutional Law

Richard A. Posner

July 01, 2016 5:03 PM
The Supreme Court Immigration Decision Won’t Actually Do All That Much

Richard A. Posner

June 26, 2016 2:19 PM
Why Don’t Law School Professors Have Practical Experience These Days?

Richard A. Posner

June 24, 2016 5:49 PM
The Chief Justice’s Gay Marriage Dissent Is Heartless

Richard A. Posner

June 27, 2015 1:56 PM
A Chief Justice Has More of a Personal Stake in How He Votes Than the Other Judges Do

Richard A. Posner

June 26, 2015 10:23 AM
The Scene Outside a Boston Abortion Clinic in the Wake of McCullen.

Richard A. Posner

June 30, 2014 1:50 PM
How Far Can Abortion Protesters Now Go at Clinics?

Richard A. Posner

June 30, 2014 7:39 AM
The Last Thing a Woman About to Have an Abortion Needs Is to Be Screamed at by the Godly

Richard A. Posner

June 26, 2014 6:56 PM
Is Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Casual About the Truth?

Richard A. Posner

June 25, 2014 1:06 PM
Justice Alito’s Defense of DOMA Is Entirely Emotional

Richard A. Posner

June 27, 2013 12:58 PM