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Whose Time is it Anyway? A Brief History of Standardized Time Zones in the United States

November 1, 2024

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

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Join Us to Celebrate Law Day on April 25th at 3 p.m. EDT

April 3, 2024

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This is a promotional post for the Law Library of Congress and American Bar Association's Law Day event in 2024.

Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library

A black and white portrait photo of Macon Bolling Allen, a Black man, wearing a suit.

The History of the U.S. Bar Exam, Part II – The Gate Openers

February 14, 2024

Posted by: Sarah Friedman

Today's blog post is part two of yesterday's post on the history of the American bar exam and explores the pioneers who broke through the discriminatory barriers over time.

Posted in: African American History, Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History

Cartoon showing a woman revising statement on a wall; she changes "Woman's sphere is the home" to "Woman's sphere is wherever she makes good--"; she is holding a list of places, such as "The home" "The Law" "Industry", that can be used to complete the revised statement.

Arabella Mansfield, First Female Lawyer

January 26, 2024

Posted by: Jennifer González

On June 15, 1869, Arabella Belle Mansfield took the bar examination for the state of Iowa and and later that year became the first woman admitted to a state bar in the United States.

Posted in: Law Library, Women's History

An excerpt from the Lincoln Telegraph stating: The Supreme Judicial Court have unanimously decided in the case of Abner Kneeland, found guilty of blasphemy, that the defendant has no right to appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Kneeland was directed to appear on Saturday for sentence, but at his request the sentence was postponed.

A History of Blasphemy Laws in the United States

December 19, 2023

Posted by: Anna Price

A guest post discussing the history of state laws punishing blasphemy across the United States.

Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library

NAGPRA: An Attempt to Correct the Past

November 24, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

Today's blog post is a guest post by collection development specialist Alexander regarding the Native American Graves Protection and Reparation Act.

Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library, Native Americans

FALQs: The Anishinabek Nation Governance Agreement Act

August 11, 2022

Posted by: Kelly Goles

The following is a guest post by Miranda Lalla, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Tariq Ahmad at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. It is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. On June 23, 2022, Bill S-10 received royal assent after being passed by the Canadian Parliament. Its provisions give effect to the …

Posted in: Law Library, Native Americans