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Posted by: Tynesha Hubbard
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, the Law Library of Congress will commemorate Human Rights Day with a discussion on the women’s suffrage movement and how it impacts women’s rights today. Each year the Law Library of Congress celebrates Human Rights Day with a panel discussion focusing on the understanding and recognition of a critical social, …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post describing the legacy of Chief Standing Bear.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Nov. 20, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child. This posts includes online resources connected to Children's Rights.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, a legal research analyst in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Blockchain, a technology regularly associated with digital currency, is increasingly being utilized as a corporate social responsibility tool in major international corporations. This intersection of law, technology, and corporate responsibility was addressed earlier this month at the World Bank Law, Justice, …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
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
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Anna Price, Legal Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Congress, collaborated on this post On October 14, 2019, the Jefferson Building opened the doors of the Main Reading Room to the general public, providing tours and a chance to learn about a few of the divisions within the Library of Congress. Staff welcomed 5,437 visitors, including …
Posted in: Event
Posted by: Donna Sokol
UPDATE: We regret to announce the cancellation of the 2019 Kellogg Lecture. The lecture will be rescheduled to a date in 2020. Announcements for the new date will be posted to the Law Library’s blog, sent via our News & Events email list, and posted as a new Eventbrite page. We hope that you will join …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Last month Margaret shared the update to our Committee Profile pages that added new links to our Committee Schedule. This was one in a series of improvements surrounding the Committee Schedule that first launched in January. We added the next three scheduled hearings to the homepage, links from the hearing pages to the legislation or …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following post was written in collaboration with Dante Figueroa, Senior Legal Information Analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Today we bring you another big update from our Spanish Legal Documents series. For more on the history of this collection, as well as our ongoing efforts to present the full collection online, see our previous posts describing …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library