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An Interview with Jeremy McCabe, Public Services Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Jeremy McCabe, a summer intern working in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. He is one of two interns working here this summer from the University of Washington Law Librarianship program. Describe your background. I grew up in Hammond, Indiana, which is a suburb of Chicago. I attended …

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An Interview with Mary Thurston, Public Services Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Mary Thurston, a summer intern working in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is one of two interns we have this summer from the same program that brought us Ashley Sundin last year and of which I am also an alumna. Describe your background. I am interning …

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Visions of Liberty: A Conversation with Ira Glasser and Bob Adelman

Posted by: Jeanine Cali

Join us on Monday, August 3, as we welcome world-renowned documentary photographer Bob Adelman and retired executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union Ira Glasser for an afternoon conversation with Robert R. Newlen, chief of staff for the Library of Congress. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3, in …

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Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Law – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I love to walk around Capitol Hill.  From the Library of Congress and the Capitol Building, there are numerous views of the many beautiful buildings and fun and unusual things to see here. Today’s photos feature the statues in front of the Rayburn House Office Building. The building is a short walk from the Law Library’s home in the …

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What Constitutional Challenges Arise When Air Traffic Control is Privatized? A New Report Looks at the Situation in Germany

Posted by: Jenny Gesley

As Congress debates the reauthorization of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which will expire in September 2015, the question of whether to privatize air traffic control (ATC) in the United States will be one of the matters discussed. The current discussion includes whether the establishment of a private non-profit ATC corporation could …

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An Interview with Julia Heron, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Julia Heron, one of our summer interns in the Global Legal Directorate.  You may already know Julia from a post she co-authored for In Custodia Legis, “National Holiday of Quebec: An Introduction to Quebec Dual Legal System.” Describe your background. I was born and raised in Montreal. I recently completed …

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Japan Moves to Increase Testing of Older Drivers

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Sayuri Umeda, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress who covers Japan and jurisdictions in South East Asia. She has previously written blog posts on “Sentencing of Parents who Kill Children in Japan“; “Cambodian Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights“; “English Translations of Post-Second …

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The Revised Statutes of the United States: Predecessor to the U.S. Code

Posted by: Margaret Wood

The following is a guest post by Andrew Winston, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress.  Andrew has previously provided an interview with this Virginia State Law Librarian for the blog. Imagine researching federal statutory law without using the United States Code, the official, current, subject-organized codification …