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Databases and eResources

Posted by: Christine Sellers

I’ve previously written about finding aids on the Law Library’s website, including our Guide to Law Online, Current Legal Topics, Finding U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, and How Do I Find…?. The Law Library of Congress also offers a Databases and eResources page to help patrons find electronic materials that are contained within databases …

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Thirty Years Ago – The Big Move

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest post by Mark Strattner, Chief of our Collection Services Division. February 2, 2011 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of the move of the Law Library from the Thomas Jefferson Building to its present location in the James Madison Memorial Building. On Monday February 2, 1981, the Collection Management …

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John Peter Zenger – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

This Pic of the Week is from the narrative of the trial of John Peter Zenger.  In this landmark case, Zenger’s attorney, Andrew Hamilton, obtained a jury verdict of not guilty based on his argument that truthful statements are a valid defense against a charge of libel.  The volume is held in the Law Library’s …

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Data Privacy Day 2011

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Today is Data Privacy Day – “an annual international celebration to raise awareness and generate discussion about information privacy.”  In Europe, it’s called European Privacy and Data Protection Day.  The day, whether in North America or in Europe or other parts of the world, basically involves various corporations, government officials and representatives, academics, and students …

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Coutumes of France in the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Kurt Carroll

The following is a guest post by Dr. Meredith Shedd-Driskel, Law Curator. With the rise of feudalism in medieval France, the country had evolved into two judicial territories.  The provincial parliaments in northern France, acting as sovereign judicial bodies independent of each other and claiming independence from the king, applied droit coutumier, or legal principles …