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Archive: March 2015 (3 Posts)

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FALQs: Freedom of Speech in France

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Back in January, Nicolas kicked off our ”FALQs” (aka “Frequently Asked Legal Questions“) series with a post on terrorism in France.  He was asked on Twitter to continue the series with a post on freedom of speech in France.  He has previously blogged about ”How Sunday Came to be a Day of Rest in France,” “Napoleon Bonaparte …

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Treaties, Text, and Timely Updates – Congress.gov Spring Cleaning

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Since introducing Congress.gov in September 2012, we have continued to add the databases from THOMAS to the new system.  We launched with legislation, followed soon thereafter by the Congressional Record, Committee Reports, and nominations.  Today, we are releasing treaty documents.  You can select “All Sources” and search across all of these data sets at once, something …

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Reading Room Redo: Compact Shelving Edition

Posted by: Andrew Weber

First, the books left.  Next, the shelves left.  Then, everything else left.  We also found a few items along the way.  Now, things are coming! Compact shelving has made its way into our Reading Room for the first time.  I was excited to see this when I received the new photos from the Architect of the …