Law Library Report Addresses Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment
Posted by: Ruth Levush
New Report Addresses Laws Protecting Journalists from Online Harassment
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Erskine May – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Information about Erskine May, the text governing UK parliamentary procedure
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An Interview with Anna Price, Legal Reference Librarian
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
Today’s interview is with Anna Price, a legal reference librarian in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Puyallup (pew-ALL-up), Washington, which is about 30 miles south of Seattle and home of the Washington State Fair. I come from a relatively large family – …
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The Changing Nature of UK Divorce Law
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
The following is a guest post by Kathryn McNickle, a foreign law intern working with Clare Feikert-Ahalt in the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill has begun to make its way through the House of Commons, where it enjoys cross-party support. If passed, it will make it much quicker for couples …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
An Interview with Kathryn McNickle, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
Today’s interview is with Kathryn McNickle, a foreign law intern working with Clare Feikert-Ahalt at the Global Legal Research Directorate, Law Library of Congress. Describe your background I am from Bangor, a town near Belfast, in Northern Ireland. I am part of the Washington Ireland Program Class of 2019, which brings 30 students to the United States …
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An Interview with Sophie Higgerson, Junior Fellow
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today’s interview is with Sophie Higgerson. Sophie is a Junior Fellow in the Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew in Vermont and Rhode Island, but went to middle and high school in New Hampshire. Since I moved to Virginia for college, I have found it is easiest …
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An Interview with Rose Tempowski, Scholar-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
Describe your background. I’m from a small village in Derbyshire, a county in the East Midlands of England, and don’t live far from the house I grew up in. My parents are both from Birmingham, but moved to Derbyshire just before they had me. I lived in the northern city of Sheffield as an undergraduate, …
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Magna Carta: Rule of Law versus Laws of Baseball
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Let’s start out by saying that it’s Opening Day and no one can be expected to be anything but fun and frivolous on a day like today. So if we go a bit out of left field (pun intended) with this post, please excuse …
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Finding the Influence of Thomas Jefferson in an Antebellum Ruin in Barboursville, Virginia
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Post about the ruins of James Barbour's mansion in Barboursville, VA
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week