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Magna Carta Replica in the Capitol Crypt

Posted by: Donna Sokol

If you are planning a trip to Washington, D.C., to see the Magna Carta exhibition, may I suggest another stop on your itinerary?  You’ve heard the phrase “hidden gem,” but the object I am sharing with you today truly takes that term to a new level.  It is a Magna Carta replica tucked into the …

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Posted by: Donna Sokol

Yesterday we celebrated the fourth birthday of In Custodia Legis, and today we have reached another milestone: this is the 1,000th blog post that we’ve published!  We asked David S. Mao, the Law Librarian of Congress, to write the 1,000th post.  In it, he highlights some of the many different areas of interest for the Law Library …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Literature and Law

Posted by: Donna Sokol

This is a guest post by Jennifer Davis, a supervisory collection specialist in our Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Hurrying to work in the morning is a good time to think of to-do lists, song lyrics and snatches of poetry. Like most DC workers, I have been lucky enough to hustle …