Remembering Our Past on Memorial Day Weekend – Pics of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Photographs from Mount Olivet cemetery and Battle of Monocacy national site
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Archive: May 2021 (21 Posts)
Moses Levy, First Jewish Attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the life of Moses Levy, the first Jewish person to practice law in Pennsylvania.
Posted in: In the News, Jewish American History, Law Library
Join Us for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: “New Laws of China and How to Find Them Online”
Posted by: Laney Zhang
“Where can I find the official version of this law that was just released?” “What is the legal status of this document titled ‘provisions’ or ‘measures’?” “Is this law or regulatory document currently effective?” These are a few common questions people may have when doing Chinese law research. For anyone who has had such questions …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
Congress.gov: A Preview of Phase Two of Statutes at Large
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Earlier this month, Margaret wrote about the addition of citations to our share/save toolbar on Congress.gov. We also made it easier to see contact information for members. One of the areas we have focused on, behind the scenes, over the last year is to continue to enhance the historical content on Congress.gov. In February we …
Posted in: Congress
French Civil Code of 1804: Images from the Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar by Nicolas Boring
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
On January 28, 2021, Foreign Law Specialist Nicolas Boring discussed the Napoleonic Code’s history, evolution, and legacy in an installment of the Law Library of Congress’ foreign and comparative law webinar series. The webinar discussed the prehistory of the French Civil Code, its drafting and adoption, its contents, and the history of its immense influence …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Global Law, Law Library
Vagabonds in the Kingdom: 18th Century Spanish Social Assistance and Anti-Idleness Policy
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following is a guest post by Jake Neuberger, who served as a spring 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. The Herencia collection contains various documents that shed light onto political, economic, and socio-cultural themes in Spain throughout the 15th …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
From the Serial Set: Artistic Perspectives on Perry’s Expedition
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we want to dedicate this month’s From the Serial Set post to the peoples of Asia and the Pacific Islands who enriched U.S. history and culture. Today, we’ll be sharing highlights from the narrative of Commodore Perry’s journey from the Chesapeake Bay to the Edo …
Posted in: Asian American History, Ask A Librarian, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Upcoming US Law Webinars – June 2021
Posted by: Anna Price
Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present a webinar on federal regulations. This class is part of the Law Library’s orientation to legal research series on the federal government’s three branches. Participants will become acquainted with resources where federal rules and regulations are published, including the Federal Register and the Code of Federal …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Foreign Legal Gazette QR Codes
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Lately, we’ve started noticing foreign legal gazette issues with QR codes on the back page. Being curious, we’ve started scanning them to see where they take us. For the Mexican state of Guanajuato, for example, scanning the QR code takes the user directly to a digital copy of that issue. This is an ideal download …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library