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The many other terrific contributions to this Symposium analyze clearly and thoughtfully the impact Judge Posner’s judicial opinions have had on a wide range of legal fields. This contribution, by contrast, begins by committing a cardinal sin: it rejects the premise of the Symposium.
Administrative adjudication is poised for avulsive change. The Supreme Court recently pronounced some administrative law judges (ALJs) constitutional officers that must be appointed by the President, a department head, or a court of law.
At first glance, patent law might seem the least likely place to look for Judge Richard Posner’s impact on the law.
Few precedents drew Judge Posner’s ire like multifactor tests. As he said in one opinion: multifactor tests leave “much to be desired—being . . . redundant, incomplete, and unclear.”
Richard Posner was certainly the most able judge in the history of tort law and in the development and deployment of law and economics.
This Essay examines Judge Richard Posner’s jurisprudence on justiciability—the subject matter jurisdiction limits on federal courts.
The hallmark of Judge Posner’s class action decisions is rigorous review to ensure that aggregate litigation serves the best interests of class members and does not unduly pressure defendants to settle.
This Essay is about mutual funds.
This Essay considers the influence of Richard Posner’s judicial opinions about antitrust law.
Many of Richard Posner’s opinions boldly confront great questions. But equally important are those that, in the aggregate, illuminate discrete areas of the law and make them easier to understand.
Richard Posner is the most prolific federal judge and academic in the history of American law.
On April 3, 2018, global music streaming company Spotify Technology S.A. (Spotify) went public through a direct listing of its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Rather than raise money by issuing new shares to the public through a traditional initial public offering (IPO), Spotify made its existing shares available for purchase on the public exchange through the seldom-utilized direct listing process.