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Join Us for Constitution Day 2022 – The Hughes Court: From Progressivism to Pluralism, 1930 to 1941

Posted by: Robert Brammer

We hope you can join us in-person or online for our annual Constitution Day event on September 14 at 3pm EDT in the Library’s Jefferson Building, room LJ119. This event will feature Harvard Law School William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus Mark Tushnet in an interview with University of Virginia School of Law Dean Risa …

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Join us to Celebrate Law Day on April 28th at 3pm EDT

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The theme of this year’s Law Day is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association hope you can join us, via webinar, for this year’s Law Day celebration on April 28th at 3pm EDT. You can register here. “We the People …

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Aslihan Bulut will serve as the Acting Law Librarian of Congress

Posted by: Robert Brammer

Aslihan Bulut will serve as the acting Law Librarian of Congress. Aslihan brings a wealth of experience to her new role of providing strategic leadership from her current position, the deputy law librarian for collections at the Law Library of Congress, a role she has been serving in since 2019. Aslihan managed and oversaw the …

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An Interview with Jessica Craig, Junior Fellow

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The following is an interview with Jessica Craig, a junior fellow in the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress.  Describe your background: I have lived in the Southern Californian city of Camarillo all my life, which is located equally between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. I am a first-generation college graduate and …

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How to Become a Lawyer Without Going to Law School

Posted by: Robert Brammer

No, I’m not suggesting just hanging up a shingle without taking the bar. To do so would result in needing to get your own defense attorney instead of becoming one, since the unauthorized practice of law is a felony in many states. I’m referring to “reading the law,” the process of becoming a lawyer by apprenticing …

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Legal Disputes Concerning Trees: A Beginner’s Guide

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis, instructional librarian, and Robert Brammer, senior legal reference specialist It is said that good fences make for good neighbors. The same might not be said for trees, which are a frequent source of litigation among neighbors. Overgrown branches, fallen leaves, and downed trees all serve to embroil neighbors in acrimonious …