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Richard Posner, viewed as one of the most influential judges outside the US Supreme Court, dies at 87

Richard Posner, viewed as one of the most influential judges outside the US Supreme Court, dies at 87
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Judge Richard Posner, considered by some to be one of the nation’s most important judges and legal scholars, died Tuesday at 87, the University of Chicago Law School, where he had long been a professor and senior lecturer, confirmed.

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