This comprehensive reference is the consolidated source for the judicial code and all the various rules of procedure in the federal courts, updated to include the latest amendments and proposals. Designed for practitioners and judges as well as for federal courts students, and conveniently sized for carrying with you, this volume nevertheless contains also the U.S. Constitution, selected provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Federal Arbitration Act, Criminal Code, and Civil Rights Acts, and the full text of the Judiciary Act of 1789.