Explore Modern Monarchies through the Law Library’s Newest Story Map
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Learn more about modern systems of monarchies across the world in the Law Library's newest Story Map.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Category: Law Library
Bristol, Rhode Island’s Red, White, and Blue Road Stripe
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today on the blog, Sarah brings us a post sharing how the town of Bristol, Rhode Island celebrates Independence Day and the legislation that allows them to keep a road strip Red, White and Blue all year round.
Posted in: Law Library
The Status of the Chagos Archipelago – Part II: United Kingdom’s Agreement with Mauritius
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This is part two of a two part blog post that describes the changing status of the Chagos Archipelago, in particular the recently signed treaty returning its sovereignty from the United Kingdom (UK) to Mauritius and the long term lease for a joint UK-US military base on the island.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
A History of Self-Representation and How H.H. Holmes Represented Himself in His Criminal Trial
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
This blog article tells a short history of self-representation in United States' court and America's first serial killer H.H Holmes' decision to represent himself in his own criminal trial.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Federal Judiciary, Guest Post, Law Library
New Report on Indonesia’s Civic Space Legal Framework Published
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
A recently published report on the Law Library's website, Indonesia: Civil Space Legal Framework, provides information on the rights and freedoms protected in the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia following its amendment during the reformasi period and on protections in several other laws enacted during that period, including laws on human rights, the press and broadcasting, expressing opinions in public, and trade or labor unions.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Loving Day – Pic of The Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a pic of the week post, examining the history of the U.S. Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, that reached it's decision on June 12, 1967.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Education, Law Library, LGBTQ, Pic of the Week
Upcoming US Law Webinars – July 2025
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the upcoming U.S. Law webinars occurring in July 2025, including an Orientation to Legal Research and an Orientation to Law Library Collections featuring the Connecticut State Library.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Law Library
Visualizing the Collections: United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Explore the scope of the Law Library's U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements Collection in two data visualizations.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Join us on 6/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Evolution of Surrogacy Law in France and Colombia”
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post introduces the upcoming Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar for June 26, titled: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Evolution of Surrogacy Law in France and Colombia.”
Posted in: Education, Event, Global Law, Law Library