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Posted by: Andrew Weber
Washington, D.C. can get quite miserable during the summer heat. Rather than sweating outside, we like to channel our frustration with the weather by updating Congress.gov and sharing related news during the August recess. This continues a tradition that started with THOMAS back in 2010; and continued with our sharing popular items in 2011; introducing Congress.gov in …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the origins of the Cherokee National Holiday.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
Today’s interview is with Sahar Saqib, a foreign law intern. Sahar, who recently earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School, is currently working with Tariq Ahmad on research related to the laws of South Asian countries. Describe your background I was born in Islamabad, Pakistan, …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis, instructional librarian, and Robert Brammer, senior legal reference specialist The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people …
Posted in: Congress, Education, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, director of legal research at the Law Library of Congress. Peter has previously written a number of posts related to Russia and the former Soviet Union, including posts on the Soviet investigation of Nazi war crimes, lustration in Ukraine, Crimean history and the 2014 referendum, regulating …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
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
Posted by: Jennifer González
As a frequent visitor to national parks, I have been watching the anticipation build over the last few years as we approach the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS). Today marks 100 years since the passage of “An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes” (64 Stat. 408), signed into law …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
This is a guest post by Patience Tyne. Patience is working in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress as part of the Library of Congress’s Junior Fellows Program. The program’s focus is to increase access to our collections for our various patron groups. The project that I am working on in …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
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, …
Posted in: Event