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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post by Collections Specialist, Alexander Salopek, provides a brief biography of founding father from Connecticut, Roger Sherman, and a photo of his headstone.
Posted in: America 250, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post by Jeanne announces the new podcast series by the Library of Congress, "From Grievance to Self-Governance: How the Declaration of Independence Informs the Constitution."
Posted in: America 250, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post by legal reference librarian Sarah highlights the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Code being signed into law. The Law Library is honoring this milestone by a Law Library Reading Room display highlighting collection items that explain the legislation surrounding H.R. 10000.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
Today's interview discusses the 100th anniversary of the United States Code, a subject matter compilation of general and permanent laws enacted by Congress.
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's guest post is by visiting scholar and co-recipient of the 2026 FCIL-SIS Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians, Theresa Buller. Theresa will be hosting the July FCIL Webinar titled: "Colonialization, Tikanga Māori, and an Unwritten Constitution: Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand’s Legal System."
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Digital Resources Division intern Arrington Crilly gives an insight into the Yurok Tribal Code and its history alongside U.S. law.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Native Americans
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In this post, Nathan discusses a textbook on natural law by Thomas Rutherforth that the founding generation cited and discussed again and again.
Posted in: America 250, Collections
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The Law Library has renamed and relaunched the Slavery and the Judiciary Collection. Former intern Emily Mizokami provides a brief overview and highlights a few noteworthy documents.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The second installment of two blogs posts discussing how to use the Law Library and the Manuscript Division to research US Supreme Court decisions.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library