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FALQs: Freedom of Speech in France

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Back in January, Nicolas kicked off our ”FALQs” (aka “Frequently Asked Legal Questions“) series with a post on terrorism in France.  He was asked on Twitter to continue the series with a post on freedom of speech in France.  He has previously blogged about ”How Sunday Came to be a Day of Rest in France,” “Napoleon Bonaparte …

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Tina Gheen Honored – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

I was very excited to see yesterday’s announcement of the Fastcase 50. My next door neighbor at work and fellow In Custodia Legis blogger, Tina Gheen, made the list!  The Fastcase 50 honors “the smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law.” Tina did an excellent job this year organizing the two …

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A Reopened Washington Monument – Pics of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

Living in Washington, D.C., it can be easy to take for granted the monuments that people come across the nation and around the globe to visit.  Recently, the reopening of the Washington Monument has been big news here in D.C.  It had been closed for repairs since the earthquake in August 2011 (there was another small …

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Official, Authenticated, Preserved, and Accessible: The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act

Posted by: Andrew Weber

The following guest post is by Butch Lazorchak, a digital archivist at the Library of Congress.  It is cross posted on The Signal. Digital technology makes documents easy to alter or copy, leading to multiple non-identical versions that can be used in unauthorized or illegitimate ways. Unfortunately, the ease of alteration has introduced doubt in users’ minds …

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Super Bowl, Indy, and Blackouts – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Andrew Weber

The following is a guest post by Megan Lulofs, a Legal Information Analyst in the Public Services Division. It’s almost Super Bowl Sunday, a quasi-national holiday when hundreds of millions of Americans (111 million last year) watch the NFL’s championship game. This year’s big game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots in …

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Connect with Congress

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This year the Law Library of Congress will be represented at the National Book Festival!  We will be in the Library of Congress Pavilion (near the 7th Street end of the Festival) to talk with visitors about how we can help people connect with Congress.  There will be two tables with laptops so you can …