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Law Library of Congress and Harvard Law School Collaboration Improves Access to Legal Collection Materials

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Law Library of Congress and Harvard Law School are excited to commence work on a project to increase access to and discovery of national legal gazettes, manuscripts, and other legal materials. This multi-year effort will facilitate analysis and knowledge-sharing by the Law Library of Congress and the Program In Islamic Law (PIL) at Harvard Law …

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District Court finds the Shipwreck Discovered off the Coast of Florida is la Trinité from the Lost French Colony of Fort Caroline

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post is coauthored by Nathan Dorn, rare book curator, and Robert Brammer, senior legal information specialist. We previously brought you a post on the discovery of a shipwreck off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida that was thought to be related to the lost French colony of Fort Caroline. Fort Caroline represented the first attempt by …

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Hawaii Added to the Indigenous Law Portal

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Library of Congress debuted the Indigenous Law Portal back in 2014, starting with coverage for tribes located within the continental United States. Since that time, the portal has expanded to include Alaska, Canada, and Mexico. Constructed upon the Library’s K Classification system, the Indigenous Law Portal features links to current legal materials from the …