Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Bayesian updating by judges (part 2)
In a previous post, we introduced Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule’s paper “The Votes of Other Judges,” which was published in volume 105 of the Georgetown Law Journal. To sum up, Posner and Vermeule present a theory of interdependent judicial voting, … Continue reading
Bayesian updating by judges
In their thought-provoking paper “The Votes of Other Judges,” Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule present a compelling argument why judges on multi-member panels should engage in informal Bayesian updating when they decide issues of law or questions of interpretation. Consider, for … Continue reading
Review of Posner & Vermuele
Coming soon! (Below the fold is the abstract of Eric Posner and Adrian Vermuele’s thought-provoking paper “The Votes of Other Judges.” We will write up our review in the next day or two.)
27 October 2017
Will Catalonia’s declaration of independence from Spain lead to a second Spanish Civil War? (Here is a link to a previous post regarding Catalan independence.)
26 October 1881
Did you know that today is the 136th anniversary of the historic gun battle between a group of outlaws led by Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers and a group of lawmen led by Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday at … Continue reading
Assorted Links (Boris Diaw edition)
In honor of all-around great guy and French basketball power forward Boris Diaw: Mon frère Boris, via Jonathan Abrams at Grantland Boris Diaw, the most interesting man on Earth, via Tim Carmody at kottke.org Interview with Diaw, who is down to … Continue reading

