News From the FBA

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  Tonya Cammon Appointed Sixth Circuit Vice President

  Tonya Cammon has been appointed to serve as a Vice President of the Sixth Circuit.
  

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  Chicago Lawyer Confirmed to Federal Seat

  The United States Senate voted on Monday, May 14, 2012, to confirm Chicago lawyer John J. "Jay" Tharp, Jr. to a vacant seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
  

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  Federal Judge Confirmed in Northern District of Illinois

  On Monday, May 7, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Chicago lawyer John Z. Lee for a federal judicial position on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
  

The Federal Lawyer

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  Legal Lexiconography: A View From the Front Lines

  Why the seventh through ninth editions of Black’s Law Dictionary (1999–2009) look so different from earlier editions.
  

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  Habeas Corpus Past and Present

  Habeas corpus is first and foremost a symbol of this political creed. Only secondarily is it a legal procedure. It signifies that all persons are entitled to ...
  

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  28 U.S.C. § 1782 and the Evolution of International United States Courts

  Over the past 65 years, under the auspices of 28 U.S.C. § 1782, American courts have become increasingly willing to allow foreign litigants to seek discovery within ...
  

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  The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 and the Rise of Federal Judicial Authority

  In 1934, Congress passed the Rules Enabling Act, which granted the Supreme Court of the United States the authority to promulgate uniform rules of civil ...
  

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  Abraham Lincoln at the Bar

  Abraham Lincoln once told his son Robert, "If you become a lawyer, you will probably make more money at it than I ever did, but you won’t have half the fun." A review of Abraham Lincoln the lawyer.
  

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  Law Practice from Abraham Lincoln to Now

  How has the American legal system changed over the years?