Lansing, Michigan – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
This week's Pic of the Week is from the state capitol of Michigan, Lansing.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Category: Law Library
Philadelphia’s Gilded Age Medievalist: Henry Charles Lea
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses Henry Carey Lea, an independent scholar who by himself was an era in American Medieval Studies
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
The History of the U.S. Bar Exam, Part II – The Gate Openers
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post is part two of yesterday's post on the history of the American bar exam and explores the pioneers who broke through the discriminatory barriers over time.
Posted in: African American History, Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History
The History of the U.S. Bar Exam, Part I – The Law’s Gatekeeper
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post is part one of a two part series exploring the history of the Bar Exam in the United States.
Posted in: Education, Guest Post, Law Library
From Louboutin to Pink Insulation: How Can a Company Trademark a Color?
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
The following is a guest post by Alice Condry-Power, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is an undergraduate student studying English at Skidmore College. When you see a red sole on the bottom of a high-heeled shoe, where does your mind go? Many would connect this …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Remembering José Rizal, Filipino Revolutionary
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Former Digital Resources Division intern Kaycee Conover introduces us to Filipino revolutionary José Rizal, whose writings moved Congress during the consideration of the Philippine Bill in 1902.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Beyond the Bench: Insights into the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post examines the newly published book, "The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930” by Robert C. Post.
Posted in: Event, Guest Post, Law Library
2024 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Join us for the 2023 Supreme Court Fellows Lecture
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Arabella Mansfield, First Female Lawyer
Posted by: Jennifer González
On June 15, 1869, Arabella Belle Mansfield took the bar examination for the state of Iowa and and later that year became the first woman admitted to a state bar in the United States.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History