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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today’s interview is with Cynthia Chen, a foreign law intern currently working with Tariq Ahmad on research related to the laws of Canada. Describe your background. I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, a city in the west of Canada. I moved to Montreal, Quebec when I was five years old and I have been living …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Once again, the Law Library is playing host to another stellar group of summer interns. They come from as far away as Pakistan and as close as Rockville, MD, yet they all share the same enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge. We here in the Law Library thoroughly appreciate their hard work and dedication to their …
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Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Amanda Quinn, a summer intern in the Collection Service Division of the Law Library of Congress. Amanda is working on our gazette database and we couldn’t be happier with the progress she is making! Describe your background. I was born and raised in Columbia, Maryland, and recently graduated from the University …
Posted in: Collections, Interview
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
Today’s interview is with Zachary Schaeffer, who is a college student at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He is currently working as a summer intern with the Law Library’s Office of Legislative and External Relations. Describe your background. I’m from a small town called Smithsburg, which is outside of Hagerstown, Maryland. I went …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Kevin Sitarski, a remote metadata intern working with the Digital Resources Division. Describe your background I am originally from the picturesque Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, where my first job during high school was working as a page at the local public library. My early work experiences, including my …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Ghidaa Bajbaa, a foreign law intern currently working with George Sadek on research related to the laws of various countries in the Middle East. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I obtained my bachelor degree in law from King Abdulaziz University and then registered at …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today, the United Nations commemorates the 55th anniversary of First Human Space Flight. On April 12, 1961, the first human went to space. The UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution on April 7, 2011 for the International Day of Human Space Flight. This date serves as an opportunity to reaffirm the “important contribution of space science …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of Legal Research at the Law Library of Congress. Peter has contributed to In Custodia Legis a number of posts related to Russia and the former Soviet Union. These include posts on a spring holiday for workers, the Soviet investigation of Nazi war crimes, lustration in …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Constance Johnson, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Constance has previously written on World Health Day, Water Rights on Star Island, Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights, her summer vacation on Star Island, and more. The Law Library of Congress …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports