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Archive: March 2021 (27 Posts)

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What’s new in Congress.gov? Spring 2021 Edition

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Most of our Congress.gov posts focus on the enhancements which are part of our three week sprint cycles by which we release new material and upgrades to Congress.gov. However, sometimes I like to take a longer look back at the work we have done and provide a bigger snapshot of the Congress.gov enhancements. At the …

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April 2021 US Law Webinar – Researching Case Law

Posted by: Anna Price

The Law Library’s reference staff frequently receive inquiries through Ask A Librarian from researchers who want to learn how to find U.S. Supreme Court cases on a specific topic. Although the Supreme Court is the court of last resort, case law in the United States includes the opinions and rulings of hundreds of federal, state, …

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An Interview with Emily Hausheer, Herencia Crowdsourcing Intern

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Today’s interview is with Emily Hausheer, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. She will be a panelist in our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar: A Conversation with the Herencia Crowdsourcing Interns.  Describe your background I grew up in a small town in Central New Jersey. …

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Facebook’s New “Supreme Court” – The Oversight Board and International Human Rights Law

Posted by: Elin Hofverberg

This is a guest post by Elizabeth Boomer, an international law consultant in the Global Legal Research Directorate. Elizabeth has previously written for In Custodia Legis on Technology & the Law of Corporate Responsibility – The Impact of Blockchain, 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and United Nations …

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History of the United States Farm Bill

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

The following is a guest post by Sidonie Devarenne, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current student of Library and Information Science at the University of Washington. Though the farm bill has a tremendous impact on the everyday lives of American citizens, many people may …

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How to Review Herencia: A Bilingual Guide

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

Today were are celebrating the first anniversary of the release of our crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. As part of our anniversary celebration, we are hosting our second Review Challenge! Starting next Monday, March 15, until Friday, March 19, join us in reviewing pages dating from the 15th to the 19th century. …

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An Interview with Eliza Friend, Herencia Crowdsourcing Intern

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

Today’s interview is with Eliza Friend, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background: I am currently a freshman at Claremont McKenna College pursuing a degree in international relations and economics. I have lived all over the United States, but I am …

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New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has recently authored blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide and Research Guides in Focus – Neighbor Law: A Beginner’s Guide. This post contains research contributed …