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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. Later this week, Denmark will hold its first impeachment proceeding (Rigsrett) in 26 years. The main proceedings (hovedforhandlingen) start on September 2. In this blog post, I will describe the process of impeachment in Denmark. Background On February 2, 2021, the Danish Parliament …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about how to research Native American settlement acts.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Global Legal Research Directorate of Law Library of Congress is looking for new additions to our team this fall. From reference to research to writing, GLRD offers a variety of opportunities for an exciting and fulfilling career. A list of our current open vacancies can be found at the bottom of this post.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Law Library of Congress and Harvard Law School are excited to commence work on a project to increase access to and discovery of national legal gazettes, manuscripts, and other legal materials. This multi-year effort will facilitate analysis and knowledge-sharing by the Law Library of Congress and the Program In Islamic Law (PIL) at Harvard Law …
Posted in: Law Library, In the News
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following is a guest post by Ashley Gonzalez, who served as a summer 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Herencia! What curious snapshots of history lie within your depths? As a summer 2021 intern, I had the exciting opportunity …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Guest Post
Posted by: Robert Brammer
On September 16th from 3-4 p.m. EDT, University of Richmond law professor Kurt Lash will present the Law Library of Congress annual Constitution Day lecture, which is titled, “The Transformation of the Bill of Rights: Incorporation Doctrine and the Fourteenth Amendment.” This lecture will be presented as a webinar. Please click here to register. Constitution …
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Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following is a guest post by Nina Perdomo, who served as a summer 2021 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. During my time working with the Herencia collection, I have come across a variety of interesting documents. One that has …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Guest Post
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post describes the "Fuggerei" in Augsburg, Germany - the oldest existing social housing complex in the world. The Fuggerei was established on August 23, 1521 by Jakob Fugger "the Rich," a wealthy merchant. In order to be eligible for housing, a person must be Catholic, needy, respectable, and a citizen of Augsburg. The yearly rent is Euros 0.88.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Over the years, I have regularly attended dance and yoga classes at St. Mark’s Capitol Hill, which sits just east of the Adams Building. I have often heard a story about how the church vestry applied to place the building on the National Register of Historic Places to prevent the Library of Congress from tearing …
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