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Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
This week is National Police Week. President John F. Kennedy is credited with creating the commemoration as part of a proclamation signed in 1962, which designated May 14th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which it falls as Police Week. If you recall my recent post, it takes Congressional action to make …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Bill Wallace, an assistant general counsel from the Office of the General Counsel in the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I moved to D.C. from New York City approximately 6 years ago to attend law school. After so many years in NYC, the move was somewhat jarring. D.C. felt …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Since it is April, and today is Shakespeare’s birthday, it is time for our annual post on this great playwright. Last year, in honor of our upcoming Magna Carta exhibit, I blogged about the play King John. This year, in honor of Wolf Hall, I thought it would be fun to read and write about …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
The Law Library recently welcomed Magna Carta expert Nicholas Vincent for its final program in the Magna Carta Lecture Series. Vincent, professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia, gave a lively and visual presentation titled “Magna Carta: From Runnymede to Washington: Old Laws, New Discoveries.” In his lecture, Vincent illustrated Magna Carta’s …
Posted in: Event
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
I read with interest Kelly’s post last week regarding cricket and the law, especially the section on the Indian case where the plaintiffs stated that watching the sport was a matter of “right to life and personal liberty.” Today being the Washington Nationals‘ Opening Day, it got me thinking about our National Pastime and how …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Who were the first women to be elected to parliaments around the world? Find out in the second of three posts by the Law Library of Congress in celebration of Women's History Month.
Posted in: Congress, Education, Global Law, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Francisco Macías
This is a blog post about Sylvia Mendez and the legacy of Mendez v. Westminster.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
It is often said that love can drive you mad. As further evidence, take the 19th Century case (see page 494) that is said to have introduced the defense of temporary insanity in American jurisprudence. This case resulted from an affair between the wife of a member of Congress and one of Francis Scott Key’s sons. In 1859, …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Blog post about the origins of African American History Month
Posted in: African American History, In the News