Memorial Hall – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Anna Price
The picture of the week is of holiday decorations at the Madison building.
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Archive: 2020 (18 Posts)
Research Guides in Focus – Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
Posted by: Anna Price
This is a guest post by senior legal reference librarian Emily Carr. The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories at its new Library of Congress Research Guides location. This project originally started in 1999 as an outgrowth of the nation-specific …
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An Interview with Annie Naranjo, Global Legal Research Intern
Posted by: Anna Price
Today’s interview is with Annie Naranjo, an intern working at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background: I live in Miami, Florida, but I am originally from Pereira, Colombia. This region is famous for its coffee production. Colombian coffee is often considered the best in the world for its quality and delicious …
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Updated Report on US Government Responses to the Coronavirus
Posted by: Anna Price
In September we posted about a newly-published report on federal and state executive responses to COVID-19. Over the past couple months we expanded our research and reviewed actions by local governments and Congress related to the pandemic. Our earlier report has now been updated to include our new findings, and is available on Law.gov. The …
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Did You Know That Eddie Van Halen Had a Patent?
Posted by: Anna Price
On October 6, 2020, we lost Eddie Van Halen, the lead songwriter and guitarist for American rock bank Van Halen. While his memory will live on through his music and fans, his contributions to performing arts are also memorialized in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where he is listed as the inventor of …
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Research Guides in Focus – Legal Research: A Guide to Case Law
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the Law Library’s current Librarian-in-Residence. Today we are pleased to be back with another exciting chapter of Research Guides in Focus. We are introducing our newest guide, Legal Research: A Guide to Case Law. This guide covers strategies and resources to aid researchers as they navigate …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Makeup Dupes: The Law of Cosmetics and Trademarks
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Hannah Sullivan, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student at the University of Rhode Island in the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program. If you are anything like me, a big part of growing …
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The Library of Congress’s Role in the Annual National Speech and Debate Tournament
Posted by: Anna Price
Each year the Library of Congress reviews and compiles materials to assist debate students who are competing in the National Speech and Debate Association’s annual debates. The culmination of these efforts results in an annotated bibliography created by experts across various library divisions. A federal statute mandating this undertaking has been in effect since 1968; …
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November 2020 US Law Webinars, Featuring Our Instructors’ Coworkers
Posted by: Anna Price
We are once again promoting our upcoming U.S. law webinars. Like many of you, most Law Library of Congress employees are continuing to work from home due to the pandemic and local health and safety regulations. While we cannot see our Law Library colleagues face-to-face, over the past few months some of us have been …
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