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Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog article details the legal history of mitigating urban rats in New York City, including the 2022 Rat Action Plan and various rat-specific local laws.
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post promotes the Law Library of Congress 2023 Constitution Day event that will feature a discussion of Samantha Barbas' book, "Actual Malice."
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
As part of its comprehensive collection development objectives, the Law Library of Congress collects the laws of nations of the world, including historic works that document the earliest layers of those nations’ legal heritage. A recent acquisition for the Law Library’s Rare Book Collection captures one such moment in the history of the laws of …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today, the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut, has a holiday greeting for our wonderful In Custodia Legis patrons.
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
“There are two motives that have induced me to prefix a few lines by way of preface to the reader of the ensuing book. One is, that it is generally expected, and a book seems to come naked into the world without a preface; tho’ sometimes little or nothing to the purpose: but since custom …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
A guest post discussing the history of state laws punishing blasphemy across the United States.
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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses trial by ordeal and the dangers of too much judicial combat in the works of Friedrich Majer
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In previous posts, I have highlighted collections related to some of the authors who had an outsized impact on the early history of American lawbooks in the 19th century. Among these, Joseph Story and James Kent certainly remain central to any retelling of American legal history. Lesser known, but important for his contributions to American …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bailey visits the National Museum of the American Indian and the Native American Veterans Memorial in honor of both Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans