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The Seventh Circuit Court reviewed a three-judge panel’s ruling that police can legally detain and search a person whose car is parked illegally. The dissenting judge in the 2-1 decision sai…

William Domnarski talked about his book Richard Posner, in which he examines the intellectual life of Judge Richard Posner. Mr. Domnarski was joined in conversation by Judge Posner.

Panelists talked about cyber information and the Fourth Amendment. Topics included questions such as the protections for e-mails. Judge Posner participated by video conference. “The Futur…

Scott Turow and Judge Richard Posner talked about the future of book publishing in the digital age and related topics. They also responded to questions from members of the audience at the Ne…

Former Chief Judge Richard Posner was shown appearing on the radio program “Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg” to discuss his book Breaking the Deadlock: The 2000 Election, the Constitution,…

Judge Richard Allen Posner talked about the increasing number of immigration cases in the U.S. and judicial review of immigration judges at a special presentation of The Chicago Bar Associat…

Judge Richard Posner talked about his book The Little Book of Plagiarism, published by Pantheon. He discussed contemporary notions of plagiarism, intellectual property, and fair use in liter…

Judge Posner talked about the role of intelligence in counterterrorism, as well as possible changes to U.S. intelligence agencies and the foreign intelligence surveillance act (FISA). He res…

Judge Richard Posner spoke on the topic, “The Role of Intelligence in Counterterrorism.” In his remarks he talked about intelligence gathering and sharing methods, the role of the National …

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Farmer-Paellmann v. Brown and Williamson, a case involving slavery reparations. The program began with a telephone interview from…

Witnesses testified about counterterrorism tactics and techniques, comparing British and U.S. intelligence and law enforcement methods of surveillance and prosecution of suspected terrorists…

Richard Posner and Geoffrey Stone discussed their books with David Hiller and responded to audience members' questions. Richard Posner is the author of Uncertain Shield: The U.S. Intellig…

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an open hearing to gain a variety of perspectives from public witnesses on the issue of modernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveil…

Judge Posner talked about intelligence gathering methods, proposed intelligence reform, and the impact of the Patriot Act on the judiciary. He also talked about privacy concerns and civil li…

A panel discussion was held on the future of the appellate courts. The panelists discussed the scope and work of appellate courts, the volume of cases sent to appeals courts, resources avail…

Heather Gerkin, Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard University, moderated a debate at American University Washington, DC between Udge and Author, Richard Posner, and Jamin (Jamie) Raskin, Pr…

Richard Posner and Geoffrey Stone discussed their books with David Hiller. They talked about how the nation responds to war, terrorism, and catastrophe. They discussed whether the nation has…

Judge Posner talked about his book Catastrophe: Risk and Response, published by Oxford University Press. He used cost-benefit analysis to explain why people focus on some potentially catast…

Judge Richard Posner talks about his book, "Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline", published by Harvard University Press. The book is a study of the modern American public intellectual, …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice, John Paul Stevens and Solicitor General, Seth Waxman, addressed members of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at the annual judicial conference in Chicago. They…