Top of page
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Jesús Colón Rosado, an intern working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Jesús previously authored the post The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its Government Structure. Background Under the Spanish regime, the government of each municipality in Puerto Rico was called an ayuntamiento …
Posted in: Ask A Librarian, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Jesús Colón Rosado, an intern working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. The Spanish-American War and Its Aftermath in Puerto Rico On July 25, 1898, American forces invaded Puerto Rico in the midst of the Spanish-American War. The Treaty of Paris marked the …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the history of how Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands became part of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The United States made a deal 100 years ago today, on March 2, 1917, when the Jones-Shafroth Act became law making Puerto Rico a territory of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Robert Newlen, the Assistant Law Librarian for Collections, Outreach, and Services in the Law Library of Congress. Robert has previously blogged about the Kellogg Biennial Lecture, Souvenirs from Moscow, and Humboldt University Law Faculty. I recently had the honor of visiting the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico while attending the annual meeting of …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This FALQ post describes how (coalition) governments are formed in Norway, including when governments can be dissolved and what happens if a party decides to leave the coalition government.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
This post announces the release of a new digital collection containing 16th-19th century legal documents from modern-day Mexico as well as territories from New Spain and/or Mexico that have since become part of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Where does our favorite morning beverage grow in the United States, and how is it regulated? Pour a cup of coffee and learn about the Code of Federal Regulations with Bailey before traveling to the two areas of the United States where coffee production is regulated.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library, Pacific Islander History, Uncategorized
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's blog post is an interview with Carlos Olave, Law Team Section Head at the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library