Today is Women’s Equality Day!
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
History of Women's Equity Day and the Library of Congress's women's suffrage collection.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Archive: August 2016 (3 Posts)
Law Library of Congress to Commemorate Constitution Day
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
At noon on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, the Law Library of Congress will host an event featuring board-certified forensic psychiatrist Dr. Robert Maman. Dr. Maman will discuss the rights of persons living with mental illness in the United States. The discussion will take place in room LJ-119 of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, …
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Law Library Event—The Depiction of Law in Film and Television
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
“You have the right to remain silent” are words that have become ubiquitous in American popular culture due to the many reiterations of the Miranda warning in television and film. The Miranda warning, which protects defendants against self-incrimination during criminal interrogations, is the result of the 1966 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Miranda v. Arizona. This …
Posted in: Event, Law Library