Illinois Bar Journal

Subject Index Legal History

The Science, Technology, and Innovation President

By Ron Spears
February
2024
Column
, Page 44
Abraham Lincoln’s curiosity and interest in science and technology advanced the nation.

Lincoln’s Challenge to Save Democracy

By Ron Spears
February
2023
Column
, Page 52
Reflections on Abraham Lincoln’s way of facing the struggles of his time, and what we can learn as we face our own.

Lincoln and Robert E. Lee

By Ron Spears
February
2022
Column
, Page 44
The restoration of Robert E. Lee’s reputation vs. true racial reckoning.

Lincoln, Campbell, and Rock

By Ron Spears
February
2021
Column
, Page 44
Three lawyers who wrestled with slavery, racism, and leadership.

Why Lincoln Still Matters

By Ron Spears
November
2020
Column
, Page 44
Notes from a Lincolnesque lawyer.

Lincoln’s Resiliency Résumé

By Ron Spears
August
2020
Column
, Page 44
The coping skills Lincoln gained from his many setbacks, failures, and dark times.

Lincoln, Explainer of Things

By Ron Spears
February
2020
Column
, Page 44
Lincoln had a way of making complex topics easy to understand for judges and jurors.

Remembering the Chicago Race Riots: 100 Years Later

By Khara Coleman
November
2019
Column
, Page 50
The 1919 race riots in Chicago left 38 dead, more than 1,000 homeless, and many legal questions unanswered.

When Goings Got Rough

By Ron Spears
August
2019
Column
, Page 48
The time when Lincoln allegedly told a thirsty client, on trial for murdering her husband, about the tasty water in Tennessee.

A Bridge Over Troubled Steamboats

By Ron Spears
May
2019
Column
, Page 44
Abraham Lincoln and his involvement in a case defending the first train bridge over the Mississippi River.

“Freedom” for African Americans in Antebellum Illinois

By James W. Hilliard
August
2018
Cover Story
, Page 30
To fully appreciate how far Illinois has progressed from its frontier beginnings, consider that antebellum Illinois was a free state in name only.

Law and Order in Illinois’ Early Years

By John A. Lupton
August
2018
Cover Story
, Page 34
After inheriting French and English legal customs in 1818, Illinois cobbled together its own legal framework as the state grew and grew.

Shining Moonlight on Witness Testimony

By Ron Spears
August
2018
Column
, Page 46
The most intriguing part of Lincoln's famous almanac trial was his interest in science.

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