Articles of the Confederation Mural – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Robert Brammer
A mural commemorating the Articles of Confederation in York, PA is the picture of the week.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Archive: 2019 (25 Posts)
Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for December 2019
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Back in November, Andrew shared that withdrawn cosponsors are now displayed on Senate Amendments in Congress.gov. The November release also brought improvements to the accessibility of search results for patrons using screen readers. With our December release, the addition of next and previous arrows improves navigation between committee hearing detail pages. In addition, the compact view …
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The Home of General Gates & the Plot to Remove Washington as Commander In Chief – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Robert Brammer
A photo of General Horatio Gates home and a discussion of the Conway Cabal that attempted to remove George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
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Rare Book Video – The Articles of Confederation
Posted by: Robert Brammer
On this day in 1777, the first Constitution of the United States, the Articles of Confederation, was adopted by the Continental Congress. Our latest rare book video features the first printing of the Articles of Confederation. This item is held by the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Rare Book Video – The Trial of Vice President Aaron Burr
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.
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News from the Law Library of Congress Chatbot
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Have you tried the Law Library of Congress Chatbot lately? The chatbot provides answers to frequently asked legal reference questions through Facebook Messenger. You can interact with it by clicking through a series of menu options or you can type in a natural language question. The chatbot debuted in October 2017, and since that time we …
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Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for September 2019, Part 2
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Andrew brought us the last Congress.gov update at the beginning of September. That update included the ability to search the Committee Schedule from the global “All Sources” search option, a new look for the appropriations table, and the addition of Law Library of Congress reports to the homepage. With this release, we are bringing you more …
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Rare Book Video – The Enforcement of the Salt Tax in Pre-Revolutionary France
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Sophie Higgerson, a junior fellow in the Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress, explores the Law Library’s collection of 18th century French statutes, focusing on the enforcement of the salt tax in pre-revolutionary France.
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Federal Courts, Judge Gerhard Gesell, and the Security State
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This following is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian of the modern United States focusing on domestic policy and law in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. Ryan previously contributed two other posts to In Custodia Legis - Simon Sobeloff and Jewish Baltimore and Rights and Resistance: Civil Liberties during World War …
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