Herencia Hispanic Heritage Month Transcribe-a-thon Recap!
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Geraldine provides a recap of the second Herencia Transcribe-a-thon.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library
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The Law Library of Congress Signs a Preservation Steward Agreement with the Government Publishing Office
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The Law Library of Congress has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward. Through this agreement, the Law Library of Congress will preserve its collection of the daily Congressional Record and Federal Register volumes, which are produced by GPO. GPO has established Preservation Stewards programs to support continued …
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¡Acompáñanos al segundo maratón de transcripciones para nuestra campaña Herencia!
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
[Click here for the English version of this post/Haz clic aquí para la versión en inglés.] En celebración del Mes de la Hispanidad y el lanzamiento de la fase dos de nuestra campaña de “crowdsourcing“, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, la Biblioteca Jurídica del Congreso tendrá un segundo maratón de transcripciones completamente virtual el miércoles, 7 de octubre del …
Posted in: Collections, Event, Law Library
An Interview with Robert Brammer, Chief of the Office of External Relations of the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Today’s follow-up interview is with Robert Brammer. Robert was first interviewed in 2012 when he started at the Law Library of Congress as a legal reference librarian. He is also a blogger for In Custodia Legis, authoring various posts, including: Constitution Day 2020 – “The Bulwark of Freedom”: African-American Members of Congress and the Constitution During …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Telework and the French “Right to Disconnect”
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The following is a guest post from Nicolas Boring, the foreign law specialist covering French- speaking jurisdictions at the Law Library of Congress. Nicolas has previously blogged about “Bastille Day” Is About More Than the Bastille, among others. In 2016, the French government adopted a labor law that, among other provisions, included a right to disconnect. This …
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The 2020 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence: Martha Nussbaum – Philosophy and Life: Fragility, Emotions, Capabilities
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Join us online for the 2020 Frederic R. and Molly S. Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence! Philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum will be the featured speaker of the event on Wednesday, September 9 at 3p.m. EDT. Brian E. Butler, professor of philosophy and legal scholar at the University of North Carolina Asheville, will interview Professor Nussbaum on “Philosophy and …
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Herencia: Reto de revisiones y un anuncio especial
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
[Click here for the English version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en inglés.] La semana pasada, la Biblioteca Jurídica del Congreso te exhortó a ayudarnos a completar el proceso de transcripciones de los documentos restantes de nuestro proyecto, leyes y normas: agricultura, conservación, caza y pesca, de nuestra campaña de crowdsourcing, Herencia: Centuries of …
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¡COMENZANDO HOY! Participa en nuestro reto de revisión de Herencia
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
[Click here for the English version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en inglés.] Esta semana, la Biblioteca Jurídica del Congreso te invita a ayudarnos a mejorar el acceso a nuestra colección única de documentos jurídico-históricos de España, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, a través de la plataforma de crowdsourcing …
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Law Day 2020 Event Recap: Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
On April 30, the Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the American Bar Association, presented the 2020 Law Day program titled “Social Movement Changing America: The Legacies of the 19th Amendment.” The event was a moderated panel discussion, with Kimberly Atkins –senior news correspondent, WBUR-Boston and contributor, MSNBC–as the moderator. Panelists included: Martha S. Jones, Society of …
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