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Posted by: Barbara Bavis
Today on the blog, Barbara introduces the research guide for the National American Indian Heritage Month: A Commemorative Observances Legal Research Guide.
Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans, Research Guide
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today on the blog, Jennifer explains the Federal Indian Boarding school program, the origins of Orange Shirt Day, and the relationship of the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding school program to Canada's residential school program.
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Felix Cohen noted that, “[f]rom the earliest years of the Republic the Indian tribes have been recognized as “distinct, independent political communities’” (Cohen 1941, 122). Despite the early nation-to-nation relations between tribal nations and the United States, self-determination was not codified. After termination policies of the 1950s were put in place, many tribal nations and …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a Congress.gov interview with Dalvinder Mulani, who was the former Director of LIMS in the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This month, we remember the history of Pablo Abeita, Isleta citizen, governor, judge, judicial clerk, postmaster, store owner, and representative for Isleta on the All Pueblo Council of Governors. Abeita was born in Isleta, New Mexico, on February 7, 1871, to a well-established family in Isleta; his grandfather Ambrosio lent $18,000 in gold to the …
Posted in: Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights a brief overview of some of the first Native American women lawyers and judges in the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library, Native Americans, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog post summarizes the history of standardized time zones in the United States, including their development, implementation, and eventual codification as law.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a guest post by foreign law specialist Tariq Ahmad providing an overview of the newly published legal report titled, "Regulation of Payments to Former Officials from Foreign Governments."
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Ruth Levush
This post discusses the constitutional principles and the law that applies to interim governments in Bangladesh.
Posted in: Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library