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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The In Custodia Legis team has developed a tradition of looking back and reporting on those foreign law reports published that year on the Law Library of Congress website. Our team members also routinely review and report on the most viewed foreign law reports, Global Legal Monitor articles, and In Custodia Legis posts during the passed …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
On Monday, December 10th, 2018, the Law Library of Congress invites you to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the UN adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a panel discussion, “Repatriating Native American Cultural Property and Remains.” Repatriation is the process whereby specific kinds of American Indian cultural items in a museum collection are …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
A brief description of the Indian Child Welfare Act and a list of resources for those researching the ICWA.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Many have written about the importance of parental love for a child’s emotional development. But what happens when a father resents fatherhood? As I am not a psychologist, I will not address the mental health implications of such sad circumstances for the child or for the father. Rejection of paternity, however, raises a serious legal …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The Ancestral Puebloans were the forefathers and foremothers of modern Pueblo nations.
Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The blog post describes the murder of Penowanyanquis and the resulting criminal trial.
Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jim Martin
Monday, July 30, marks the 76th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Navy’s WAVES, the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. During World War I women were accepted into the Navy’s reserve force due to an ambiguity of the law which did not specify that a reservist must be a “man.” The idea was …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
Bernardo Vicente Apolinar de Gálvez y Madrid is one of those unsung heroes of American history. Today, I would like to share a few highlights about this giant of Americana. Born on July 23, 1746, in Macharaviaya—a town and municipio in Málaga within the autonomous community of Andalusia, which is situated in the south …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
I love my job. Starting today, and continuing into July 2019, the Library of Congress is hosting a new exhibit, Baseball Americana. I hope you all make plans to come and see this fascinating look into baseball and our culture. The Library has lots of interesting artifacts, bolstered by items and material from the Baseball …
Posted in: Collections