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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
In April in Washington, D.C., residents and workers enjoy the coming of spring, cherry blossoms, Poetry Month and National Library Week. This week is a good time to reflect on the value that libraries provide to everyone, and to find a way to show love for our libraries. Here at the Law Library, we are …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association will present the Law Day 2021 program, “Advancing the Rule of Law Now: A Global Perspective,” on April 29th at 3:30 p.m. EDT. This event will be presented as a free, streaming program. Please click here to register. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Talbot County, Maryland Courthouse is this week's Pic of the Week.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Join us on Thursday, April 22, at 2:00PM EDT for a new Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, Brazilian Criminal Procedure Law: Is a Criminal Conviction Really Enforceable? Criminal prosecution in Brazil has always been the subject of great controversy. Conflicting interpretations of the law by the superior tribunals in recent high profile cases have disrupted …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Aslihan Bulut will serve as the acting Law Librarian of Congress. Aslihan brings a wealth of experience to her new role of providing strategic leadership from her current position, the deputy law librarian for collections at the Law Library of Congress, a role she has been serving in since 2019. Aslihan managed and oversaw the …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services and 25th Law Librarian of Congress Jane Sánchez has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Jane is survived by her husband, Christopher Freitas, and her three children, Adam, Alyson, and Andrew. She will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and colleagues. Librarian of Congress Dr. …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the acquisition of a document signed by Mary Coffin Starbuck of Nantucket and the Wampanoag Sachem, Wunnatuckquannum.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Steven Anderson, the director of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library in Maryland. How long have you been the State Law Librarian and what is your educational background? I have been the State Law Librarian for 16 years, since 2005. I am originally from California, and I went to college …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Jennifer describes the Constitution of the Colony of Maryland in Liberia and the history of Liberia.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library