On this day 150 years ago, December 18, 1865, then Secretary of State William H. Seward issued the following statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment. These two digitized images come from A Century of Lawmaking. The image below comes from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress and shows that the …
In our quest to retire THOMAS, we have made many enhancements to Congress.gov this year. Our first big announcement was the addition of email alerts, which notify users of the status of legislation, new issues of the Congressional Record, and when Members of Congress sponsor and cosponsor legislation. That development was soon followed by the addition of treaty documents and better …
In Custodia Legis was named to the ABA Journal’s 9th Annual Blawg 100! This is the second year in a row for the Law Library of Congress blog to be included. We are thrilled to be honored again as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. We are fortunate to have …