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A Recording of the 2020 Kellogg Biennial in Jurisprudence with Martha Nussbaum is Now Available

Posted by: Robert Brammer

Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum was the featured speaker of the 2020 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence, which was held on Wednesday, September 9th. Brian E. Butler, professor of philosophy and legal scholar at the University of North Carolina Asheville, interviewed Professor Nussbaum on “Philosophy and Life: Fragility, Emotions, Capabilities.” If you missed the live interview, we …

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Thank You for Joining Us for the Congress.gov Virtual Public Forum

Posted by: Robert Brammer

On September 10, 2020, the Library held its first ever Congress.gov Public Forum to update the public on the work the Library of Congress and its data partners are doing to improve access to legislative information, and more importantly, to listen to your suggestions on how we can better serve your legislative information needs. The …

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The Constitution Annotated Online Celebrates Its First Anniversary

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This is a guest post by Jeanne Dennis, Acting Assistant Director of the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service. Last Constitution Day, September 17, 2019, the Library launched constitution.congress.gov, a new website for Congress’s official record of the Constitution: The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation. For over 100 …

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Introducing the New Civic Education Models Report

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This is a guest post by Kayahan Cantekin, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. In many countries around the world, discussions on whether and how to reopen schools continue to preoccupy people, especially in light of the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here in …

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Constitution Day 2020 – “The Bulwark of Freedom”: African-American Members of Congress and the Constitution During Reconstruction

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Law Library of Congress and the Library of Congress Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement are excited to announce our annual Constitution and Citizenship Day lecture on September 17th at 3 p.m. EDT. This year’s lecture will be an online event and will be given by Michael J. Murphy, a historical publications specialist in …

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Explore the Bound Congressional Record on Congress.gov

Posted by: Robert Brammer

We are excited to start adding the volumes of the Congressional Record (Bound Edition) (also referred to as the “Bound Congressional Record”) to Congress.gov. If you’re not familiar with the Congressional Record, it is a record of the debate and proceedings that occur on the floor of Congress. It is published in two different ways. The …

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On the Shelf – COVID-19

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This is a guest post by Francisco Macías, head of the Iberia/Rio Office Section in the African, Latin American, and Western European Division (ALAWE) of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate. Francisco was formerly a senior legal information analyst in the Law Library of Congress.  Hello! I wish everyone safety and good health during this …