Frank H. Easterbrook
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| - | [[Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts]] (1993) is a text by [[Rae Langton]] which centers on [[Andrea Dworkin]] and [[Catharine MacKinnon]]'s [[anti-pornography]] stance. | + | '''Frank Hoover Easterbrook''' (born September 3, 1948) is a [[United States federal judge|United States Circuit Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]. He was Chief Judge from November 2006 to October 2013, and has been a judge on the court since 1985. Easterbrook is noted for his use of [[law and economics|economic analysis of law]], his [[Legalism (Western philosophy)|legalist]] approach to judicial interpretation, for his clear writing style, and for being one of the most prolific judges of his generation. Easterbrook is one of the most cited appellate judges in the United States. |
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| - | :"Pornography is speech. So the courts declared in judging it protected by the [[First Amendment]]. Pornography is a kind of act. So [[Catharine MacKinnon]] declared in arguing for laws against it.' Put these together and we have: pornography is a kind of [[speech act]]. In what follows I take this suggestion seriously." | + | |
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Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born September 3, 1948) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was Chief Judge from November 2006 to October 2013, and has been a judge on the court since 1985. Easterbrook is noted for his use of economic analysis of law, his legalist approach to judicial interpretation, for his clear writing style, and for being one of the most prolific judges of his generation. Easterbrook is one of the most cited appellate judges in the United States.
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