Frank Easterbrook

Article summary

Frank Hoover Easterbrook (born September 3, 1948) is an American lawyer and jurist who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was appointed in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, and he was the chief judge of the court from 2006 to 2013.

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1. date of birth: 1948-09-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1948-09-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1948-09-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1948-09-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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