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Archive: June 2016 (3 Posts)

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Law Library Event—Depiction of Law in Film and Television

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

The Law Library of Congress and the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will offer a program highlighting the depiction of law in film and television on Wednesday, July 20. The event will feature Professor of Law Jessica Silbey from Northeastern University School of Law. Silbey will present a lecture titled “A History of …

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United States Senate Librarians—Pic of the Week

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

A primary mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide the United States Congress with legal research and reference services. We are able to fulfill our mission thanks to the expertise of our global legal research staff and comprehensive collection of international, foreign, and national legal resources. Another driver in our mission success …

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The Law Library’s Commemoration of the Venice Ghetto

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

On Tuesday, May 24, the Law Library of Congress commemorated the 500th anniversary since the establishment of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. The commemorative program, “La Città degli Ebrei/The City of the Jews: Segregated Space and the Admission of Strangers in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice,” featured many distinguished guest speakers. His Excellency Armando Varricchio, …