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Archive: February 2013 (19 Posts)

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New Greek Regulation Designed to Fight Tax Evasion Problem: Will it Work?

Posted by: Ruth Levush

The following is a guest post by my colleague, Theresa Papademetriou, who is the Law Library of Congress Senior Foreign Law Specialist for the European Union, Greece, and Cyprus. Theresa’s blog post highlights Greece’s efforts to address the country’s economic challenges by, among other actions, tackling a common problem of “unreporting” or under-reporting of taxable revenues by providers of goods and services.  Last month, …

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A Fresh Update on the Canonical Rules on the Election of a New Pontiff

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Dante has previously written blog posts on canon law and the papacy:  Canon Law Update; Citizenship in the Vatican City State; Medieval Canon Law; and The Papal Inquisition in Modena.    The posting Canonical Rules on the …

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Centennial of the 1913 Suffrage March

Posted by: Margaret Wood

As a graduate of Oberlin College, I have always been proud that when Oberlin was established in 1833, it was the first co-educational college in the country, admitting both men and women.  However, it did not initially admit men and women on the same terms: women were not admitted to the baccalaureate program until 1837.   …

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How to Locate Free Case Law on the Internet

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post was coauthored by Barbara Bavis. One of the defining features of the common law system is the emphasis placed on the precedential value of case law. Until recently, case law has not been widely available on the Internet, leaving researchers with no choice but to seek out print reporters and commercial electronic databases …

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Canonical Rules on the Resignation of a Pontiff, and the Election of a New Pontiff (part II of II)

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Dante has previously written blog posts on canon law and the papacy:  Canon Law Update; Citizenship in the Vatican City State; Medieval Canon Law; and The Papal Inquisition in Modena.    In my last post, I discussed the …

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Signatures, Subscription Lists and Printing for the First U.S. Congress – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

Today’s pic of the week highlights an item from our collection that finds itself in the spotlight very often, whether as part of a display in one of the Library of Congress’s many fascinating public exhibitions, or as a quasi-sacred book in the swearing-in ceremony of public officials. It is also one of my favorite …

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Washington’s Farewell Address

Posted by: Margaret Wood

In 1796, towards the end of his second term, President Washington wrote a letter to the “People of the United States” in which he announced that he would not be seeking a third term.  This letter to the nation was originally published in the American Daily Advertiser and then in other papers throughout the country but …

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Canonical Rules on the Resignation of a Pontiff, and the Election of a New Pontiff (part I of II)

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Dante has previously written blog posts on canon law and the papacy:  Canon Law Update; Citizenship in the Vatican City State; Medieval Canon Law; and The Papal Inquisition in Modena. In a Concistoro ordinario pubblico (from …

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An Interview with Faith Jo, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is an interview with Faith Jo, who is currently working as an intern in the Law Library’s Global Legal Research Center.  The Law Library is proud to host a number of interns each year from all over the world.  We hope to post many more interviews with interns throughout the year! Describe your …