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Posted by: Robert Brammer
Constitution Day is tomorrow, but it’s already off to a great start with the release of the Congressional Research Service’s new version of The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation, better known as the Constitution Annotated. The Constitution Annotated allows you to “read about the Constitution in plain English…providing a comprehensive overview …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Robert Brammer
What is your academic and professional history? I graduated with a BA in English and worked for about five years in editorial and project management positions in the book publishing industry. I decided to go back to graduate school, intending to be a librarian. I attended the School of Information at the University of Michigan-Ann …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This latest update to the experimental Google Chrome Congress.gov browser extension that is hosted by LC Labs adds the ability to highlight text on a page and search for it in the Compilation of Presidential Documents on govinfo. The compilation includes executive orders and executive proclamations issued after 1992. The new version of the extension can also search …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Earlier this month, Margaret shared the news that Congress.gov now has enhanced navigation for member profile pages. With this month’s release, the display for errata associated with committee reports has been enhanced. The Congress.gov glossary defines errata as “lists of errors in congressional publications. The corrections are printed on sheets, or pages. The errata sheets …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
President Buchanan's home, Wheatland, and his legacy is explored in this Pic of the Week.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Robert Brammer
At the end of March, Andrew shared the update that included a new subcommittee filter that is available when you limit your research or results to a single Congress on a committee profile. This month, we’re adding a “LIVE” icon to the homepage to indicate when a House committee hearing is available for you to …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
The latest installment in our Rare Book Video series features a legal writ handwritten by a young lawyer named Abraham Lincoln in 1839.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest post by Janeen Williams, a Legal Reference Specialist with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. The federal judiciary has the authority to review actions of the legislative and executive branches to verify that they comport with the Constitution see Marbury v. Madison). However, judicial review does …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Frederick Douglass home in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week