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Archive: August 2020 (20 Posts)

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A Congress.gov Interview with Abby Weiss, Legislative Data Specialist

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Today’s interview is with Abby Weiss.  Abby is a legislative data specialist in the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I began as an intern in what was previously the Office of Congressional Information and Publishing, and is now Legislative Information Services, in the Legislative Analysis and Information Section – in CRS. This …

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In Custodia Legis Celebrates Ten Years!

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Our first ever post for this blog, published on August 2, 2010, was What Exactly is In Custodia Legis? In it there was a photo of coffee shop/legal counsel office combined. I see this as a good metaphor for the blog. The legal issues and resources we discuss on In Custodia Legis are the kinds …