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Posted by: Heather Casey
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Chichén Itzá, a UNESCO world heritage site located on the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Since we’re celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at this pre-colonial city. The pre-Hispanic city of …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week, Hispanic American History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The United States commemorates Constitution Day on September 17, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787. Celebrations usually include readings and discussions of the history of the document and its writing and influences. Many say that the United States, one of the oldest continuous democracies in the world drew influence for …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Louis Gilbert, who is working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress as a legal research fellow. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Paris, France. My mother is American and my father is French, so I grew up speaking both English and French …
Posted in: Law Library, Interview
Posted by: Jennifer González
An exploration of the relationship between the slave trade and slavers, especially as told in Key West, Florida.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Today, we are thrilled to announce that the beta label has been removed from the Congress.gov API.
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Jim Martin
Today's blog post comes from a former Law Library employee on Francis Channing Barlow.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Laney Zhang
Today's blog post is an interview with foreign law intern in the Global Legal Research Directorate at the Law Library of Congress, Yuechao Nie.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Anna Price
A discussion of the American ban on underwater wine-aging.
Posted in: Law Library, In the News
Posted by: Alea Al-Aghbari
A post announcing that you can watch a recording of our conversation with Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Posted in: Law Library, Event