The Lincoln Memorial – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
A brief history of the Lincoln Memorial Commission for and dedication of the Lincoln Memorial.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Archive: May 2020 (24 Posts)
Pirates, Privateers, and Civil War Maritime Laws
Posted by: Jennifer González
This is a guest blog by Anna Price, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. As a remote metadata intern with the Law Library last summer, I spent quite a few hours after work reading through the Piracy Trials collection. One item in particular caught my attention: a letter from Charles P. Daly, …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Domestic Violence: Resources in the United States
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is a guest post by Ann Hemmens, a senior legal reference librarian with the Law Library of Congress. We recently received a question concerning resources available for victims of domestic violence. During this coronavirus pandemic we are seeing news articles about the increased reporting of domestic violence, also called intimate partner violence. According to …
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Congress.gov New, Tip and Top for May of 2020, Part 2
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Earlier this month, Andrew shared the exciting news about several significant new features that had been added to Congress.gov including the new Global Search bar, the addition of Committee Prints, and translation of the Overview of Legislative Process video into Spanish. The enhancements for this month’s second release include a redesigned Congressional Record header. We have …
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Law Day 2020 Event Recap: Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
On April 30, the Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the American Bar Association, presented the 2020 Law Day program titled “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment.” The event was a moderated panel discussion, with Kimberly Atkins –senior news correspondent, WBUR-Boston and contributor, MSNBC–as the moderator. Panelists included: Martha S. Jones, Society of …
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FALQs: Islamic Religious Authority and Pakistan’s Response to COVID-19
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Tariq presented a webinar on the subject matter of this post on May 21, 2020. He has previously contributed posts on Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal Collection Highlights, the Law Library’s 2013 Panel Discussion …
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Italy: A New Silk Road Between Italy and China – the Belt and Road Initiative
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following post is written by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. He has recently written for In Custodia Legis on the Italian Parliamentary Library; Spanish Legal Documents (15th to 19th Century); and Recent Legislation Enacted by Italy to Tackle COVID-19. Over a year ago, on March 23, …
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FALQs: The Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patents in Europe
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the Unified Patent Court and unitary patents in Europe.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
An Interview with Tori Stanek, Remote Metadata Intern
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today marks the beginning of a new crop of summer interns at the Law Library. We in the Digital Resources Division have had the pleasure of working with 175 interns over the last six years, and this summer we welcome 45 more! Today’s interview is with Tori Stanek, who has worked as a remote metadata …
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