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Archive: September 2017 (3 Posts)

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Federal Courts Web Archive Launched

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The following is a guest blog post by Andrew Winston, Senior Legal Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Congress, and Brian Kaviar, an intern at the Law Library of Congress.  The Federal Courts Web Archive, recently launched by the Library of Congress Web Archiving Team and the Law Library of Congress, provides retrospective archival coverage …

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The Law Library Commemorated Constitution Day with a Book Talk by Professor Michael J. Klarman

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Law Library of Congress commemorated Constitution Day a little early this year with a book talk by Harvard Law Professor Michael J. Klarman on September 12th. Professor Klarman discussed his book, The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution. Prof. Klarman referred to the Philadelphia convention as a coup because the delegates …

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Congress.gov Tip, Top, and New for September 2017

Posted by: Robert Brammer

Last month kicked off the first Congress.gov Tip, Top, and New post. Today, we’re bringing you the new Congress.gov enhancements for September, as well as a search tip and the latest most-viewed bills. Search Tip Adrienne Keys continues to share helpful search tips on Congress.gov.  A recent tip was to remind users that the default search operator …