Promoting the General Welfare: Frances Perkins
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Post detailing the life of the first woman Secretary of Labor, and architect of Social Security, Frances Perkins.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
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John Ross: His Struggle for Homeland and Sovereignty
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the legal battles of Principal Chief John Ross of Cherokee Nation to preserve his people's homelands in Georgia, and the loss of those cases that led to the Trail of Tears and removal to Oklahoma.
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The Roman Senate as Precursor of the U.S. Senate
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The following post is written by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. He has recently written for In Custodia Legis on the Italian Parliamentary Library; Spanish Legal Documents (15th to 19th Century); Recent Legislation Enacted by Italy to Tackle COVID-19; and Italy: A New Silk Road Between Italy and China – the Belt …
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Book of Law Used in the State of Johor
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The Law Library holds a rare Malay law manuscript in Jawi script, hand copied by Munshi Abdullah in 1837. It was purchased for the United States and the Library by Alfred North during the United States Exploring Expedition. Dr. Joshua Kueh of Asian Division discovered this manuscript in the Law Library’s Rare Book Collection.
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