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Posted by: Kelly Goles
On April 29, 2021, the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association cosponsored an event to celebrate Law Day. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law and an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect liberty and promote justice. The theme of this year’s …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Celebrating Pride month with headstones in the Congressional Cemetery associated with individuals who worked to advance the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Posted in: Guest Post, LGBTQ
Posted by: Kelly Goles
This is a guest post by Ann Hemmens, a senior legal reference librarian with the Law Library of Congress. Ann has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on Free Public Access to Federal Materials on Guide to Law Online, U.S. Supreme Court: Original Jurisdiction and Oral Arguments, and Domestic Violence: Resources …
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview
Posted by: Kelly Goles
This past week, organizations across the country have been celebrating public service workers and honoring the work they do. For the past 36 years, Public Service Recognition Week has honored those who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local, and tribal government employees. We asked our staff which public services they were most grateful …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Calling all students of history, government, law, public policy, international relations, and other interested members of the public – help us expand access to hundreds of previously unreleased legal reports and other publications from the Law Library of Congress dating back to the 1940s! We are excited to launch our second crowdsourcing campaign with By …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian of the modern United States focusing on domestic policy and law in the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. Ryan previously contributed three other posts to In Custodia Legis - Federal Courts, Judge Gerhard Gesell, and the Security State, Simon Sobeloff and Jewish Baltimore, …
Posted in: Federal Judiciary
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Next month, the Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute will host U.S. law webinars on researching federal statutes, navigating Congress.gov, and utilizing the Law Library’s collections, including collections that can be accessed online. Information about the contents of each class can be found below. Congress.gov webinar Date: Thursday, May 6, 2:00 – 3:00 PM …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
This is a guest post by George Sadek, a foreign law specialist with the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. George has contributed a number of posts to this blog, including posts on The Trial of Seif al Islam al Gaddafi, Controversy Over New Egyptian Law that Regulates the Construction of Churches, and …
Posted in: Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Talbot County, Maryland Courthouse is this week's Pic of the Week.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week