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Archive: July 2013 (3 Posts)

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Interview with Richard Wismer

Posted by: Margaret Wood

This week’s interview is with Richard Wismer, a summer intern with the Public Services Division, Law Library of Congress.  The Law Library’s internship program is in full swing and we are introducing all our summer interns to In Custodia Legis readers during the coming weeks. Describe your background. I live in Ellicott City, Maryland, which is …

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A Duel with Rifles

Posted by: Margaret Wood

Several years ago, I came across a reference in the Congressional Globe to some sort of crime which seemed to have been committed by a member of Congress.  I was intrigued and being an avid mystery reader, wanted to discover who had done what to whom! The entry which originally caught my eye appeared on …

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A New Look for the Legal Blawg Archive

Posted by: Margaret Wood

The following is a guest post by Matthew Braun, Senior Legal Research Specialist at the Law Library of Congress.  Matt has posted to the blog previously: most recently Taking the Reference Desk on the Road and Orphan Works and Fair Use in a Digital Age. For more than six years, the Law Library of Congress has been …