A colleague recently drew my attention to the proposition that “in the United States, the specter of class-action lawsuits imposes a higher level of precaution on the part of drug makers.” This statement was made in a newspaper article that discussed the scandal that erupted in France in connection with the prescription drug Mediator, which was …
This week’s pics are brought to you all the way from New Zealand! I recently returned from a trip there to visit family over the holiday period. While in Wellington, I stopped in to see friends and former colleagues at the Beehive (executive wing of the parliamentary complex) and Parliament House, and also took a …
As part of my daily duties on the Global Legal Research team at the Law Library of Congress, I recently had to look into the issue of gender-based violence in Kenya and South Africa. In the course of this exercise, I noticed that despite various law reform initiatives to strengthen laws designed to prevent certain …
This week’s interview is with Richard “Ken” Sigmund, a Library Technician for Inventory and Physical Control in our Collection Services Division. Describe your background. I am a native Marylander. Baltimore is my hometown and I have also lived in Silver Spring, Lexington Park, and Prince George’s County. I recently moved into Washington, DC but I …
We love it when other bloggers talk about In Custodia Legis. A few of our posts were discussed across the legal blogosphere this month. The Tools for My Trade? post was mentioned on the Legal Informatics Blog. Nathan’s Laws in a Crusader State was highlighted on Dum Spiro Spero. Hanibal’s post, Congratulations to the People Behind …
It is the time of the month again when I tell you what the hot topics were on the Law Library‘s Global Legal Monitor (GLM). We debuted this series in December 2011 with highlights of the top ten most viewed GLM articles from November. Below is a list of ten Global Legal Monitor articles with …
Yesterday I presented on all areas of the Law Library of Congress at the Association of American Laws Schools Field Trip to the Library. It was a role reversal for me. In law school I spent many hours listening to law professors; yesterday they listened to me. Before I was introduced, our Robert Newlen snapped …
Our little website is seventeen years old today! Just like most teenagers it can be a little temperamental at times, but we still love our baby. I find its history quite interesting. Andrew’s Time Capsule and Starting Point posts provided a unique view of THOMAS when it launched on January 5, 1995. But what happened before then? In …
The Holiday season flew by again this year. It truly is my favourite time of the year. When not frantically cooking or wrapping gifts, I always spend a part of my time feeling a bit homesick. I compensate for this by watching Masterpiece Classics on PBS; although, there are only so many period dramas I can …
Today is a big day for the Law Library of Congress. David Mao is taking over as the Law Librarian of Congress from Roberta Shaffer. It wasn’t that long ago that he was appointed Deputy Law Librarian of Congress. Our avid In Custodia Legis readers might remember David from his interview or previous guest post on Rebellious Children …