FBA Leaders Urge Congress to Act on Court Funding, Judicial Vacancies
Twenty FBA leaders from across the country met with Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and senior Congressional staff to press for Congressional action on some of the foremost challenges facing the federal courts... Read More...
Consider All Nominees Without Delay
The Federal Bar Association urges the Senate to work in a bipartisan fashion to promptly confirm qualified judicial nominees.
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Congress Should Provide Supplemental Funding to Federal Courts To Mitigate Sequestration
The Federal Bar Association supports an emergency supplemental appropriation for the Federal Judiciary to lessen the devastating impact of sequestration on the operations of the federal courts.
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Viewpoints: Cuts will make federal judiciary mediocre
David F. Levi, Sacramento Bee
What would the United States be like without a first-rate federal judiciary? We are about to find out if two of the three branches of government have their way.
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Sequestration Drives Scheduling Changes at D.C. Federal Court
LegalTimes Law Blog
To accommodate expected furloughs in federal law enforcement and defender services agencies, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will stop scheduling most criminal matters on alternating Fridays from April 26 through September 30, court officials said.
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Continuing Resolution Passes: Federal Courts To Be Funded Through FY2013
On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Congress agreed on a Continuing Resolution that keeps the federal courts and the rest of the government funded through the end of the fiscal year.
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The Federal Bar Association supports an emergency supplemental appropriation for the Federal Judiciary to lessen the devastating impact of sequestration on the operations of the federal courts.
On March 26 Bruce Moyer, the Federal Bar Association's Counsel for Government Relations, discussed the impact of sequestration on the federal courts in an interview on FedNewsRadio.
On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Congress agreed on a Continuing Resolution that keeps the federal courts and the rest of the government funded through the end of the fiscal year.
The National office of the Federal Bar Association needs your help. We are requesting that each chapter and its members contact Congress immediately to urge action so as to avoid the automatic budget cuts that will cripple the federal court system. Your chapter's communication with Congress is critical. This package contains information on the issue, its importance and how you can help.
A presentation given by Bruce Moyer, FBA government relations counsel, at the 2009 Chapter Leadership Training program.