‘Making a Murderer’ subject Steven Avery loses appellate bid for new-trial hearing; his lawyer is undeterred

Judge Richard Posner is 78 years old, according to Wikipedia, a source he has cited in his own opinions for the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a couple of years, Posner’s judicial career would be over if the position he takes in a Slate article were to come to fruition. ABA Journal…