Subject Index Abraham Lincoln

What we can learn from the only known existing transcription of a Lincoln circuit court case that involved feuds, political foes, and a deadly knife wound … all while Lincoln ran for president.

Should the anti-nativist views Lincoln held concerning immigrants shape our views on immigration today?

Abraham Lincoln’s curiosity and interest in science and technology advanced the nation.

Reflections on Abraham Lincoln’s way of facing the struggles of his time, and what we can learn as we face our own.

The restoration of Robert E. Lee’s reputation vs. true racial reckoning.

Three lawyers who wrestled with slavery, racism, and leadership.

Notes from a Lincolnesque lawyer.

The coping skills Lincoln gained from his many setbacks, failures, and dark times.

Details of the case, which included prominent McLean County figures, had been lost due to a 1900 Bloomington courthouse fire.

Lincoln had a way of making complex topics easy to understand for judges and jurors.

The time when Lincoln allegedly told a thirsty client, on trial for murdering her husband, about the tasty water in Tennessee.

Abraham Lincoln and his involvement in a case defending the first train bridge over the Mississippi River.

Accused murderers who hired Abraham Lincoln had a fair chance of acquittal, but one was quickly executed after he was found guilty.

Lincoln's appellate skills helped establish his reputation as a lawyer's lawyer.

The most intriguing part of Lincoln's famous almanac trial was his interest in science.

In the 1840s, Lincoln learned the hard way that bullying and belittling words can produce embarrassing, even dangerous, consequences.

Frontier-lawyer Lincoln responded to humiliating disrespect from co-counsel Edwin Stanton by working hard to improve - and by later making Stanton his Secretary of War.

When it came to "candor toward the tribunal," Honest Abe arguably failed to live up to his moniker if a legendary Lincoln story is true.

In his "Notes for a Law Lecture," Lincoln left a blueprint for good lawyering. His advice is echoed in case law and the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.

Lincoln's decision to represent a slaveholder against slaves seeking their freedom is controversial to this day.

A new ISBA effort will generate articles and CLE about Lincoln's legal career and the lesson it can teach us.