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Posted by: Margaret Wood
James (Jim) Martin, Andrew Weber and I were talking about Christmas movies several weeks ago. Jim describes himself as a cynic, who “developed a taste for what I call ‘alternative Christmas,’ films such as The Lion in Winter and Desk Set.” Jim defines alternative Christmas films as “films that take place during the holiday period, but …
Posted in: Education, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
After a few months hiatus, I am bringing back my Global Legal Monitor (GLM) updates post, the Global Legal Monitor: Highlights. What I usually do with this post is provide a list of interesting GLM articles that attracted a higher number of readers within a month of their publication. I also often highlight a few additional GLM …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
I’m betting at least a few of our readers braved the Black Friday shopping crowds to get their hands on particular products at bargain prices. You may have even ventured out to shop on Thanksgiving Thursday, with a number of stores deciding to open much earlier than in previous years. Of course, as was widely …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The handling and adjudication of sexual offenses in the military have drawn much public and Congressional interest in recent months following the disclosure of several high profile cases involving allegations of sexual assault by U.S. service members. Several proposals for reforming the way such allegations are handled within the U.S. military justice system have been …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of the Global Legal Research Center at the Law Library of Congress and a foreign law specialist covering Russia and former Soviet Union jurisdictions. In a recent interview with NPR, the Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. Billington said that “the assassination of President Kennedy …
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Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a Swedish law specialist working at the Law Library of Congress. Elin was featured in an In Custodia Legis interview on October 19, 2011. What happened? A debate about the existence, operation, and legal aspects of private boarding schools is currently raging in Sweden. Such schools remain …
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Posted by: Margaret Wood
For my cousins, growing up in New England, American history began with the Pilgrims and settlement at Jamestown. But for me, growing up in New Mexico, history began with the 16th century Spanish Conquest and the drive up into New Mexico territory followed, a century later, by the Pueblo Revolt. The history of the United States …
Posted in: In the News
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Elections for Australia’s federal Parliament will be held this weekend on September 7, 2013. Initially, in January of this year, the then prime minister, Julia Gillard, announced that September 14 would be the election date. But in June a new prime minister, Kevin Rudd (who is also a former prime minister), took over and in …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Magna Carta, the Charter of Liberties sealed by King John of England in 1215 AD, is routinely cited as one of the most important documents of our constitutional tradition. It ranks with the English Bill of Rights (1689), The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution in symbolic power. And while the details of …
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