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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's Picture of the Week post by collection specialist, Alexander, discusses the origin and function of the Coroner's Court in the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, legislative data specialist Andrew from the Congressional Research Service brings us a post on modernizing Congressional data as it pertains to House legislation and Amendments on Congress.gov.
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Education, Guest Post
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The Law Library's first interactive map is live - and it covers 89 jurisdictions. Explore the new map and how it represents the information represented in the associated legal report, Innovative technology in legislatures in selected countries.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This month, we remember the history of Pablo Abeita, Isleta citizen, governor, judge, judicial clerk, postmaster, store owner, and representative for Isleta on the All Pueblo Council of Governors. Abeita was born in Isleta, New Mexico, on February 7, 1871, to a well-established family in Isleta; his grandfather Ambrosio lent $18,000 in gold to the …
Posted in: Collections, Native Americans
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, foreign law specialist summarizes the newly published legal report, titled, "Climate Change and Historic Preservation."
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights a brief overview of some of the first Native American women lawyers and judges in the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library, Native Americans, Women's History
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the final Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar for 2024. The webinar will review the most popular legal reports published by the Law Library of Congress in 2024.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
One of the perplexing aspects of the surge in witch trials that took place in Europe between the 15th and the 18th centuries is the question of how much the personal experiences of that era’s legal personnel influenced the practice of criminal justice throughout the period. In a previous post on this blog, we saw …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post discusses the witch trial and witch ducking of Grace Sherwood, of Pungo and Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1706.
Posted in: African American History, Collections