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Posted by: Robert Brammer
Join the Law Library of Congress online on December 8, 2022 at 3p.m. EST for our annual Human Rights Day event. Please register here. Human Rights Day was established to commemorate the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This event will feature a …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
A description of Samuel Morse's life and inventions, including the telegraph and Morse Code.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Posted by: Jennifer González
A short overview of the hardships of Asian Americans serving in the U.S. Military.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Jesús Colón Rosado, an intern working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. The Spanish-American War and Its Aftermath in Puerto Rico On July 25, 1898, American forces invaded Puerto Rico in the midst of the Spanish-American War. The Treaty of Paris marked the …
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
Posted by: Anna Price
In December, as the Law Library’s 2022 schedule of U.S. law webinars comes to a close, the Public Services Division will present a webinar on federal administrative law. More details about the class are provided below. Be sure to keep an eye out on the blog, the Legal Research Institute, and the Law Library’s social …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
A blog post about bison and National Bison Day
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, Native Americans
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Younkyung (Regina) Eum, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Masan, a small city in southern South Korea. Sadly, Masan has been integrated with the nearby city Changwon and no longer …
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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the activism of Billy Frank on behalf of the Nisqually and area Indigenous tribes to preserve their tribal fishing rights in the courts.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Anna Price
Today’s interview is with Jesús Colón Rosado, an intern in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress through the Library of Congress Internship program (LOCI). Describe your background. I was raised in Cayey, a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico. The city is known for its beautiful landscapes and its gastronomy. …
Posted in: Law Library, Interview