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Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Christine Gant, a remote metadata volunteer working with the Digital Resources Division on the early U.S. Report volumes. Describe your background. I am originally from Seoul, South Korea, but I grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. Even as a child, I loved Boston’s rich history and culture, and delighted in the chance …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
In Polynesian culture, myths and legends illustrate approaches to different matters, and these are also reflected in customary law.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis, instructional librarian, and Robert Brammer, senior legal information specialist. We often receive questions from patrons who are interested in researching the original intent of the framers of the United States Constitution. Since the framers were not necessarily all of one mind and, on occasion, there was no debate on certain provisions, …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Francisco Macías
The following is a guest post by Seth Brostoff, a legal metadata intern, who has been working at the Law Library of Congress for several months describing and creating metadata for a collection of Hispanic Legal Documents that span from the 15th to 19th centuries. Now that the dust of the celebrations surrounding Cinco de …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Working and living in Washington, DC, lobbyists are no uncommon sight. K Street, where numerous lobbying firms are traditionally located, has become a metonym for the lobbying industry in general. A “lobbyist” is defined under federal law as any individual who is employed or retained by a client for financial or other compensation for services that include more …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This is a guest post by Nicolas Boring who has previously written for In Custodia Legis on a variety of topics including The Protection of Champagne Wine, FALQs: Freedom of Speech in France, How Sunday Came to be a Day of Rest in France, Napoleon Bonaparte and Mining Rights in France, French Law – Global Legal Collection Highlights, and co-collaborated …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Early last year I wrote about the publication of a collection of Law Library of Congress reports that delve into the workings of national parliaments in twelve countries around the world. We’ve recently added four more countries to the collection, so there is now coverage of specific parliaments in South Asia and Africa, in addition to those in a …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Whenever I plan any travel stateside, I go online to search for interesting places to visit along the way. My choice usually winds up being the World’s Largest Ball of Twine or some such oddity. But when planning a recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina, I found that they had a public law library. Perhaps …
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
This post discusses three notable Jewish American lawyers in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
Posted in: In the News, Jewish American History, Law Library