Meet the Summer Remote DRD Interns (1 of 2)
Posted by: Jennifer González
The Digital Resources Division celebrates our summer remote interns with short biographies.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
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Meet the Summer 2022 Herencia Interns and Volunteers
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Short biographies of the summer 2022 cohort of Herencia interns.
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“Resning” or When a Criminal Case can be Reheard Under Swedish Law
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes when a previously-decided criminal case can be reheard in Sweden and summarizes a recent Swedish Supreme Court decision allowing the reopening of a murder case to the detriment of the previously acquitted defendant.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
An Interview with Kristin Glover, Digital Resources Intern
Posted by: Jennifer González
An interview is with Kristin Glover, a law librarianship graduate student at the University of Washington iSchool, who is completing a directed field work with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress.
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Upcoming US Law Webinars – August 2022
Posted by: Anna Price
Each August, the House and Senate take a summer recess from Washington, D.C., during which they spend time in their respective legislative districts. While the legislators are working away from Capitol Hill, the Law Library of Congress will continue responding to reference inquiries and presenting webinars on a variety of topics. August’s installment of the …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Upcoming US Law Webinars – June 2022
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present a webinar on U.S. federal statutes. This webinar will provide an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions. Also in June, Law Library staff will host a webinar discussing …
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New Acquisition: Document Signed by President Andrew Johnson Related to the 14th Amendment
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In a post last month, I highlighted a document that the Law Library acquired for its rare book collection: a sea letter signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in 1794 for the schooner Two Friends. In that post, I mentioned the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. In this post, I …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Spring Remote Project: CRS Bill Summaries
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects, this week highlighting the work on transcribing CRS bill summaries for historical bills.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Spring Remote Project: Official Titles for Bills
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
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