Subject Index ISBA Reads

David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge

By Alfred M. Swanson Jr.
May
2026
Column
, Page 48
The life of Abraham Lincoln’s close friend and advisor, David Davis, is examined in a new book.

Murder the Truth

By Alfred M. Swanson Jr.
November
2025
Column
, Page 46
Chronicling the history of libel cases filed to protect the powerful.

The Best Lies

By Alfred M. Swanson Jr.
October
2024
Column
, Page 44
A review of Illinois Appellate Court Justice David Ellis’s new novel.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Divided America

By Alfred M. Swanson Jr.
November
2023
Column
, Page 42
A legal scholar assesses the highest court’s role in shaping American society.

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