Washington Watch

The lack of any new federal judgeships in nearly 15 years, combined with significant caseload growth, has generated civil case…

The role of the federal judiciary’s advisory committees on the federal rules of practice and procedure —covering appellate, bankruptcy, civil…

At the start of the Trump presidency, newly-gained Republican control of the White House and the Senate—the two Constitutional components…

Partisan gerrymandering is being actively contested in the federal and state courts, with two consequential cases pending before the U.S….

The Issues Agenda represents the blueprint for the Federal Bar Association’s government relations and advocacy efforts. It is a prioritized…

Every decade or so, the notion of splitting the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals into smaller circuits stirs up interest…

Over 60 Federal Bar Association leaders educated Washington lawmakers and Congressional staff about the federal court system and its needs…

While public attention gravitates, as of this writing, toward the Senate’s confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the ninth…

The Federal Bar Association achieved one of its legislative priorities last December when President Obama signed Congressional legislation that will…