New Acquisition: Henry Clay Draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan Dorn describes a new acquisition - the Henry Clay draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent.
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Join Us on September 24 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Worlds Apart: Legal Responses to COVID-19 in New Zealand and Sweden”
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Please join us for the Law Library's upcoming webinar: "Worlds Apart: Legal Responses to COVID-19 in New Zealand and Sweden" at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 24, 2020. This webinar is the latest installment in the Law Library's series of webinars focused on foreign and comparative law. In this webinar, we will discuss and compare the overarching policies and approaches of the two countries, outline the relevant laws, and a look at how the two governments have communicated with the public about the pandemic and the approaches taken.
Posted in: Event, Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Newspaper Reports of Duels Fought at the Bladensburg Dueling Ground
Posted by: Robert Brammer
We have previously written about dueling, a practice by which gentleman who considered themselves of equal social standing would respond to a serious insult by fighting, sometimes to the death, with pistols. Many of these duels were fought at the Bladensburg Dueling Ground, located just outside the boundaries of Washington, D.C. One of my favorite …
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Piracy on the Schooner Eliza
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest post by Samantha Dickson, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current student of the School of Information Studies and Public History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. While browsing through the Piracy Trials digital collection during my time as a …
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It’s Bananas: The Role of “Banana-gate” as a Contributing Factor to the Passing of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Steven Hughston Vasil, a 2020 summer intern working remotely with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. He is a current graduate student pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science degree at the University of Maryland, College Park. On December 19, 1977, President Jimmy …
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An Interview With Aaron Kuperman, Law Cataloger
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today’s interview is with Aaron Kuperman, law cataloger, law cataloging trainer, legal cataloging expert, and sometimes acting section head in the Law Team (the law cataloging team, part of Library Services, ABA, USPRLL) at the Library. Describe your background. I grew up in Albany, New York. I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism …
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Irish Supreme Court Rules Subway Serves Freshly Baked Cake
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written a number of posts for In Custodia Legis, including Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; and The UK’s Legal Response to the London Bombings of 7/7. On September …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
The 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Compact
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
This month marks the 400th anniversary of the signing of the Mayflower Compact. Signed on November 21, 1620 (November 11, Old Style), the Mayflower Compact was an agreement that joined the people onboard the Mayflower – the ship that carried the colonists who first settled Plymouth, Massachusetts – in a single self-governing community. People have often …
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Promoting the General Welfare: Frances Perkins
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Post detailing the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, and architect of Social Security, Frances Perkins.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History