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Posted by: Margaret Wood
In April, Andrew wrote about the addition of Alerts to member pages so users can be notified when a member in whom they are interested has sponsored or cosponsored a bill. This month, we are releasing another enhancement to Member pages. Now users can directly access their member’s contact information in Congress.gov. simply by clicking …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
European history is full of rulers whose names have included nicknames that designate some outstanding characteristic. For example, Richard I of England was known as Lionheart for his bravery in battle. Then there is Joan, Queen of Castile, also known as Joanna the Mad. She acquired this nickname after the death of her husband Philip …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Today’s interview is with Jason Zarin who joined the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress last fall. Due to the pandemic, Jason has been onboarded almost entirely remotely but he was able to spend one day in his office so far. Describe your background. I’m originally from Texas but have lived on …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
In celebration of Valentine’s Day this past weekend, I have once again polled my blog colleagues for some of their favorite movies involving love and the law. As I noted in our 2014 post on Valentine’s Day, we seem to be somewhat jaundiced on the subject of love so not all the stories are happy …
Posted in: In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Law Library of Congress has had a long relationship with the Supreme Court of the United States and its justices. Since the Law Library’s founding in 1832, the justices have had free access to the Law Library, and to this day, the chief justice has the authority to direct the purchases of the Law …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
On July 24, 1567, an imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots was forced to sign the instrument of her own abdication, thereby handing over the throne of Scotland to her 13-month-old son, James, and his regents. She was only 24 years old and had been queen of Scotland since the first week of her life. She was forced …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Today, September 17, is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. This day has been designated by Congress to recognize the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 and to recognize all who have become citizens in the last year. I thought it would be interesting this year to talk about the history of the …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
We have written several “today in history posts” recently and this is another. Today, December 29, is the 847th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket in his cathedral in Canterbury, England. This date is also his feast day in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. I previously wrote about Thomas Becket and the origins …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Yesterday was International Day of Peace and since, historically speaking, peace often meant treaties between various countries, it seemed a good occasion to talk about doing treaty research. When I began working at the Law Library of Congress over 11 1/2 years ago, I was excited by the variety of questions from patrons. But there …
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