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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Our top most viewed Global Legal Monitor articles in August covered seven different legal areas: Communications and Electronic Information; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law and Procedure; Foreign Investment; Immigration; Labor; and Nationality and Citizenship. Here is a list of these articles in the order of their popularity: Japan: Stricter Sentences for Sex Offenders South Korea: Permanent …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Her most recent posts included a 6-installment series regarding the legal themes in the art and architecture of the Library of Congress’s Jefferson Building. Three of our law librarians were furiously live-tweeting at Wednesday’s Congress.gov launch. Thirty fingers …
Posted in: Congress, Event, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library, Pic of the Week, THOMAS
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Emily Carr, a Senior Legal Research Specialist in our Public Services Division. Describe your background. As a native of northern Virginia born into a Red Sox-Yankees household, I choose to be neutral and am actually a Nationals fan. Growing up in suburban Washington, I was fortunate to have access to the capital’s …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. Shameema is a frequent contributor to In Custodia Legis; her most recent post was entitled Where Can I Find a Congressional Bill? Law Library patrons often approach us with inquiries on presidential statements. Examples of these types of inquiries include: …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Guest Post, Research Guide