Mercy Otis Warren: The Secret Muse of the Bill of Rights
Posted by: Jennifer González
A narrative of Mercy Otis Warren's role in the Bill of Rights and the American Revolution.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Archive: 2022 (246 Posts)
The Shrinking Royal Houses of Scandinavia
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have many members of their royal families, but the royal houses are steadily and purposefully being slimmed down.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Upcoming US Law Webinars – January 2023
Posted by: Kelly Goles
As we ring in 2023, the Law Library is excited to welcome researchers back to our webinar series on U.S. legal research. Our first class of the new year will provide an overview of U.S. case law research. The second webinar will be an orientation to the collections of the Law Library, with a focus …
Posted in: Education, Event, Law Library
How a Dam Paved the Way for the National Park Service
Posted by: Jennifer González
A short history of the beginnings of the National Park Service, by looking at the Hetch Hetchy Controversy.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Stede Bonnet and the Golden Age of Piracy: Part Two
Posted by: Jennifer González
“The Tryals of Major Stede Bonnet “describes the return of Blackbeard and Bonnet to the Carolinas in June 1718, aboard together on Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Stede Bonnet and the Golden Age of Piracy: Part One
Posted by: Jennifer González
“The Tryals of Major Stede Bonnet “describes the return of Blackbeard and Bonnet to the Carolinas in June 1718, aboard together on Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Legal Contradictions for the Enslaved in 18th Century Mexico: The Case of Lorenzo Zabala
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
The following is a guest post by Drue Edney, an intern in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress through the Library of Congress Internship program (LOCI). Note: this post uses a pejorative term as it originally appears in the collection item. During my internship at the Law Library of Congress, I have had the …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Collection Highlights: The Finnish Baby Box at 85 Years Old
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog posts describes legislation that created the Finnish Baby Box.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History
Watch a Recording of Our 2022 Constitution Day Event
Posted by: Kelly Goles
On September 14, we held our annual Constitution Day event. This year’s event featured Harvard Law School William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus Mark Tushnet in an interview with University of Virginia School of Law Dean Risa Goluboff. Professor Tushnet and Dean Goluboff discussed Professor Tushnet’s book on the Hughes-era United States Supreme Court, The Hughes Court: …
Posted in: Event, Federal Judiciary, Law Library