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Archive: 2012 (245 Posts)

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Global Legal Monitor: July Highlights

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

The ten most read Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles in July covered six interesting legal themes: Criminal Law and Procedure; Foreign Investment; Communications and Electronic Information; Immigration; Labor; and Nationality and Citizenship. Below are the articles in the order of their popularity: Germany: Regional Court Ruling Criminalizes Circumcision of Young Boys South Korea: Permanent Dual …

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A Renewed Glance at Edmund Burke

Posted by: Francisco Macías

The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Dante has written many blog posts on a variety of subjects:  Canon Law Update; Citizenship in the Vatican City State; Medieval Canon Law; and The Papal Inquisition in Modena, just to mention a few. While reviewing …

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Now and Then: The Law Library of Congress circa 1935 – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

The following is a guest post by Donna Sokol, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress.  For an upcoming installation of the Glimpse of Law series, I was researching the Jefferson Building’s northeast pavilion.  It turns out that the Law Library’s offices used to be housed in that very pavilion, also called the Pavilion …

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An Interview with Samuel Urueta, Intern in the Office of the Law Librarian

Posted by: Francisco Macías

As it is summer, it is official summer intern season. Because there are so many post-secondary education institutions in Washington, D.C.  and the greater Washington Metropolitan Area, the Law Library is fortunate to be able to draw from a vast  pool of talented people—from all around the globe—looking to gain professional experience and exposure to the …

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Lessons Learned from AALL in Boston

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I enjoyed collecting feedback from my co-workers after last year’s American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual conference.  I thought it would be a good idea to continue the tradition. This year’s conference was in Boston.  In addition to snapping some library pictures while I was there, I presented with David, Tina, and Emily Feltren on …

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From Cheerios v. Cheetos to Apartheid, the Law Library Junior Fellows Shine – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

The following is a guest post is by Betty Lupinacci, Lead Technician for Legal Processing Workflow Resolution in our Collection Services Division. The Law Library Collection Services Division’s Junior Fellow Wesley Verge and Associate Junior Fellow Mari Gavin exhibited items from the Law Library’s gift collections as part of the 2012 Library of Congress Junior Fellows display …

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The Laws Behind the London Olympics

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

The Olympics are here!  I am currently incredibly homesick and wishing that I could be there in the UK, although I am taking advantage of all the sales of British goods in the US and have been merrily waving my Union Flag. This is not the first time that London has hosted the Olympic Games in …