Concurrence, Posner-style: ten ways to look at the concurring opinions of Judge Richard A. Posner.

From: Albany Law Review | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Blomquist, Robert F. | Copyright information 
 
  I. Introduction 
 II. The Nature of Concurring Opinions 
     A. Background 
     B. Some Traditional Views on Concurring Opinions 
     C. Recent Takes on Concurring Opinions 
III. Ten Ways to Look at the Concurring Opinions of Judge 
     Richard A. Posner 
     A. Statistics 
     B. Different Ways to Look at Posner's Concurrences 
        1. Posner as Congressional Adviser: Reflections of 
           His Far-Reaching Intellect and Energy 
        2. Posner as Advocate of Law and E...

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