Richard Posner has died
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40 points
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November 12, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
xhevahir
Posner did more than anyone else to consign law to a branch of economics, specifically economics as understood by the Chicago School.
throwaway81523
Age 87. I had to read some stuff by him a long time ago.
gregw2
Posner had a significant influence on the Microsoft antitrust trial back in 1999-2001, both his legal thinking before the trial and being appointed by the judge in that trial to serve (ultimately unsuccessfully) as a mediator amidst the trial.