How Judges Think
by Richard A. Posner · first published 2008
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…conduct stakeholder interviews - things that again are mostly impossible to accurately gauge in a typical candidate assessment window. By the way a tremendous book for interviewers and hiring managers is How Judges Think by Richard Posner. A lot of it applies to hiring, and he's a great writer.
on “Tech Interview Handbook” ↗…engage in such conduct" I think he should be investigated for that claim, but that headline reads like he was telling people to go commit a crime. Edit 2: Recommended reading. https://www.amazon.com/How-Judges-Think-Pims-Immigration/dp/...
on “Steve Bannon’s show pulled off Twitter and YouTube over calls for violence” ↗…2. Fundamentals of American Law http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-American-Law-Alan-Morriso... 3. Barron's Review - Business Law http://www.amazon.com/Business-Law-Barrons-Review/dp/0764142... 4. How Judges think http://www.amazon.com/Judges-Think-Honorable-Richard-Posner/... or Overcoming Law http://www.amazon.com/Judges-Think-Honorable-Richard-Posner/... are excellent books by Judge Richard Posner. Bad Acts,…
on “Ask HN: Useful law books?” ↗…(it is presumed) lead to its displacement by a better law. These are not the only views in play in the judiciary, but they are important ones nonetheless. I recommend a book by Richard Posner called 'How Judges Think' which offers and accessible and thought-provoking view of the clashes between different philosophies or jurisprudence.
on “Supreme court: Warrantless cell phone searches illegal [pdf]” ↗Read some Scalia decisions to see how your second paragraph is pretty naive and inaccurate... Hunt up a book by Richard Posner (7th circuit judge and blogger) called How Judges Think for interesting insights as well.
on “'Under God' Held Constitutional in 9th Circuit Pledge Ruling” ↗How Judges Think by (judge) Richard Posner. Could also have been titled 'How things work.'
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2010 and briefly why” ↗…and look them up for guidance about what is and is not legal. Of course that involves some idealistic assumptions about legislators... If you like high-density reading material, I strongly recommend How Judges Think by Judge Richard Posner.
on “Man Convicted of Hacking Despite Not Hacking” ↗…will almost certainly conclude that you are trolling. Why don't you try learning something about the how the law operates in practice instead of projecting your mechanistic conception onto it? I suggest How Judges Think by Richard Posner, who's quite readable and probably the most widely-cited living legal scholar in the US. Instead I will walk across everyone's property and if the police eventually stop me, I will…
on “Alleged Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Bitcoin Involvement” ↗…judge leaves court and says 'Well, I like Apple, so I'll decide for them'. This is not what is happening. I'm not venturing into the area of implicit/social biases, like what is dealt with in the book 'How judges think' by Richard Posner.
on “Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple case” ↗