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Archive: July 2015 (23 Posts)

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We Are Moving the Reading Room Collection Again!

Posted by: Margaret Wood

As you may have seen from Andrew’s pics over the last several months, work on our Reading Room has been coming along apace.  We are in the home stretch now as the new reference desk and other furniture are being installed.  However, before we can transfer operations back to the renovated space on the second …

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FALQs: The Greek Debt Crisis – Part 2

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On July 12, 2015, the euro-area member states agreed in principle to start negotiating a third loan package with Greece. The loan will be provided by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which was set up in 2012 by the euro-area member states. Yesterday I looked …

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FALQs: The Greek Debt Crisis – Part 1

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On July 8, 2015, the new Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos submitted a request for a third loan package to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The ESM was set up in 2012 as a permanent intergovernmental organization under public international law to issue debt instruments …

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Hear from the Law Library at the AALL Conference

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

This weekend several Law Library of Congress staff members will be traveling to Philadelphia for the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL).  Below is a quick rundown of the panel discussions at which attendees will be able to hear about some of our work: Janice Hyde – “Effective Content Management for …

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An Interview with Jeremy McCabe, Public Services Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Jeremy McCabe, a summer intern working in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. He is one of two interns working here this summer from the University of Washington Law Librarianship program. Describe your background. I grew up in Hammond, Indiana, which is a suburb of Chicago. I attended …

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An Interview with Mary Thurston, Public Services Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Mary Thurston, a summer intern working in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is one of two interns we have this summer from the same program that brought us Ashley Sundin last year and of which I am also an alumna. Describe your background. I am interning …

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Visions of Liberty: A Conversation with Ira Glasser and Bob Adelman

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

Join us on Monday, August 3, as we welcome world-renowned documentary photographer Bob Adelman and retired executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union Ira Glasser for an afternoon conversation with Robert R. Newlen, chief of staff for the Library of Congress. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, in …

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Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Law – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I love to walk around Capitol Hill.  From the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building, there are numerous views of the many beautiful buildings and fun and unusual things to see here. Today’s photos feature the statues in front of the Rayburn House Office Building. The building is a short walk from the Law Library’s home in the …

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What Constitutional Challenges Arise When Air Traffic Control is Privatized? A New Report Looks at the Situation in Germany

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

As Congress debates the reauthorization of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which will expire in September 2015, the question of whether to privatize air traffic control (ATC) in the United States will be one of the matters discussed. The current discussion includes whether the establishment of a private non-profit ATC corporation could …