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Posted by: Jim Martin
On this day in 1832, John C. Calhoun submitted his resignation as the seventh Vice President of the United States. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1810, he would spend almost all of the remainder of his life serving in either the executive or legislative branches. He had a towering intellect, an overweening ambition, and a strong sense …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
This has been a great year for Congress.gov. In 2016 Congress.gov page views jumped more than 20% over 2015. The jump in 2017 was even bigger, with over 90% more page views than the previous year! We also saw our first day with more than a million page views. Our @Congressdotgov Twitter account is closing in on 50,000 …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Jennifer González
The Library of Congress is making available the collection of historical volumes of the United States Code, both main volumes and supplements. The earliest volume was published in 1926 and covers the laws which were in force as of December 7, 1925. The collection continues through the supplements to the 1988 edition. The United States Code …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jim Martin
The Pic of the Week shows a French translation of the American Bill of Rights from 1790.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post about Dr. Ralph Bunche, the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
Posted in: African American History, Law Library
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
Often, our topic choices for our Beginner’s Guide series are pulled from questions we receive at the reference desk and via our Ask a Librarian service. The topic for this Beginner’s Guide, the law regarding homeowner’s associations, is no exception to the rule, as we have fielded questions about this area of law for many …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Law Library and the Library of Congress Web Archiving team launched the Federal Courts Web Archive back in September. We are excited to bring you a new way to browse the archive. If you visit the new browse page, you will find the Federal courts arranged in a list. If you click on a court …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Hazel Ceron, external relations intern with the Law Library of Congress. On October 26th, the Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, the Embassy of Tunisia, and the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), hosted a book talk on The Santillana …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Today’s interview is with Ammar Alsallumi, a foreign law intern working with George Sadek on research related to the laws of Arabic-speaking countries. Describe your background. What is your academic/professional history? I obtained my bachelor degree in law (LL.B) from the Islamic University of Medina located in al-Medina al-Mounaura, West of Saudi Arabia. During my undergraduate …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library