A History of Blasphemy Laws in the United States
Posted by: Anna Price
A guest post discussing the history of state laws punishing blasphemy across the United States.
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“A monstrosity of art”: A Strange D.C. Landmark’s Connection to Congress
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Sarah Friedman, a former Presidential Management Fellow with the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. She previously authored The Legal History of the Presidential Management Fellows Program and Hansberry v. Lee: The Supreme Court Case that Influenced the Play “A Raisin in the Sun.” Washington …
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Chew Heong v. United States
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about the Supreme Court's opinion in Chew Heong v. United States and related federal statutes and treaties.
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Hansberry v. Lee: The Supreme Court Case that Influenced the Play “A Raisin in the Sun”
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Sarah Friedman, a Presidential Management Fellow working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. She previously authored The Legal History of the Presidential Management Fellows Program. In March of 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, opened on Broadway. The play centers …
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