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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bailey visits the German-American Friendship Garden on the National Mall one morning and observes the commemoration of friendly international relations through nature and the law.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bailey visits the University of Oklahoma and comes across the campus's stunning Bizzell Memorial Library and its exhibits.
Posted in: Collections, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The U.S. Reports collection delves into historic Supreme Court cases which have ties to Pride month and the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights. Bailey highlights several from the twentieth century in this blog post.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, LGBTQ
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
For St. Patrick's Day and National Irish-American Heritage Month, Bailey looks into the collections to learn a bit more about how Irish-American culture manifested in the United States, immigration law that affected it, and Congressional recognition of the Irish Free State in the 1920s.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Former Digital Resources Division intern Kaycee Conover introduces us to Filipino revolutionary José Rizal, whose writings moved Congress during the consideration of the Philippine Bill in 1902.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
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
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
First part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the Law Library of Congress would like to commemorate its legislative history.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The picture of the week is a cluster of cherry blossoms which were planted as a symbol of friendship between the United States and Japan after World War II.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Law Library, Pacific Islander History