But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as — Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
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But the fact that judges follow precedent regularly even though not invariably does not support the legalistic theory as strongly as one might expect. The original precedent in a line of precedents could not have been based on precedent.

— Richard A. Posner, How Judges Think
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