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Apologies Bill Makes No Apologies as it Proceeds Through the UK Parliament

March 3, 2021
In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; and The UK’s Legal Response to the London Bombings of 7/7. I was scrolling […]

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  • Apologies Bill Makes No Apologies as it Proceeds Through the UK Parliament

    from: In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress
    March 3, 2021

  • Join Us for a Virtual Business Research Orientation on March 10

    from: Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business
    March 3, 2021

  • Rodney King Beating Was 30 Years Ago Today; Courtroom Sketches Now at Library

    from: Library of Congress Blog
    March 3, 2021

  • Mystery Photo, February Edition!

    from: Library of Congress Blog
    February 3, 2021

  • Ask the Author: Jason Reynolds

    from: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope: Resources for Kids and Families
    February 5, 2021

  • Congratulations to Amanda Gorman!

    from: Library of Congress Blog
    January 21, 2021

  • Celebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month

    from: Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos
    February 5, 2021

  • A Deep Dive Into Sea Shanties

    from: Folklife Today
    January 29, 2021

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