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Experts: Easterbrook misstatements shows need for greater judicial scrutiny

By Emily Hoerner and Rick Tulsky | April 10, 2017

In the wake of Injustice Watch probe of a pattern of misstatements in opinions by Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, a series of legal experts said there is simply not enough scrutiny of the work of appellate judges. The lack of attention stands in contrast to the powerful role of the circuit courts.