“The dictionary now offered … does not purport to be an epitome or compilation of the body of the law (but) its value is impaired if any single word that may reasonably be sought between its covers is not found there.” Thus wrote Dr. Henry Campbell Black in the sweltering summer heat of Washington, D.C.,

“The law is a jealous Mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship. It is not to be won by the trifling favors, but by lavish homage.”   Prologue “Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess.” So, too, while many attorneys have become litigation masters, no one has become

Federal Courts And Foreign Languages; Part I: Document Translation “The translator, like the witness called to trial, should be compelled to raise his hand and swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.” –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1 Introduction Tower of Babel or Court of Confusion? The stakeholders in the federal courts can fairly be

The titivated Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will take effect on December 1, 2015. After four score years, the newest incarnation of this idealistic rule1 will provide as follows:

As my fellow Federal Bar Association members converge on Salt Lake City for the 2015 Annual Meeting and Convention to be held Sept. 10-12, I hope they will carve out some time in their harried schedules to visit the old federal courthouse, a building on the National Historic Register. Observe the Classical Revival style of