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Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Today’s interview is with Cecilia Contreras, an Intern in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I come from a rather large family and I am the eldest of four siblings. I have lived my entire life in California and this is …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
Save the date on your calendars! The Law Library will present the Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence on Wednesday, December 4 at 5:00 p.m. Are you on our email list? Subscribe to Law Library News & Events today to ensure you get the notification when registration opens in November!
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today’s interview is with Elizabeth Boomer, a legal research analyst in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Kansas and grew up in a small university town in Illinois, home of Western Illinois University. As a teenager, I couldn’t wait to move to the “big city,” but I …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
Our latest rare book video features the trial of Aaron Burr. This item is held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The pictures of the week are of the Indiana State Library.
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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Describe your background. I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio with four younger brothers. Most of my family are active in the Croatian folk music scene, which I participated in as part of the Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans. I was also a Boy Scout and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. What is your academic/professional history? I …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
The Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the U.S. Government Publishing Office, has started a large multi-year effort to digitize and make accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set dating back to the first volume published in 1817. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is an official, bound collection of reports and documents of …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Robert brought us the last Congress.gov update in late September. That update included new enhancements to the Congressional Committee Schedule page. Legislation pages now link an associated committee’s meeting pages from the overview box. In response to user requests, the weekly Committee Schedule now has a compact/expanded view option. Chamber of Origin, House, Senate, and Joint …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
Information about Erskine May, the text governing UK parliamentary procedure
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