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Archive: April 2013 (4 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Keeping up to Date at the ASIL Annual Meeting

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress. For the majority of Washingtonians the cherry blossoms signal the start of Spring.  However, there is another event that marks the arrival of Spring for international lawyers: the annual meeting of the American Society of International …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives: A One-Stop-Shop for House Heritage

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Laura Turner O’Hara, Historical Publications Specialist in the Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives. What powers does the Constitution grant the House of Representatives? How many women Members of Congress are from Nebraska? What was the mood on Capitol Hill during the Bonus March? Why are …