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Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Today’s interview is with Aranza Obscura, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Mexico City and grew up in a border town called Laredo in South Texas. Being steeped in both Mexican and American values allowed me …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
One of the topics reference librarians get asked about most frequently at the Law Library of Congress is how to find debates, hearings, reports, and other documents that may reflect legislative intent regarding a bill as it moves through Congress. Thus, by popular request, the next entry in the new Lunch and Learn series offered …
Posted in: Education, Event, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The Law Library’s reference staff frequently receive inquiries through Ask A Librarian from researchers who want to learn how to find U.S. Supreme Court cases on a specific topic. Although the Supreme Court is the court of last resort, case law in the United States includes the opinions and rulings of hundreds of federal, state, …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Emily Hausheer, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. She will be a panelist in our upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar: A Conversation with the Herencia Crowdsourcing Interns. Describe your background I grew up in a small town in Central New Jersey. …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The following is a guest post by Sidonie Devarenne, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current student of Library and Information Science at the University of Washington. Though the farm bill has a tremendous impact on the everyday lives of American citizens, many people may …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Today were are celebrating the first anniversary of the release of our crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. As part of our anniversary celebration, we are hosting our second Review Challenge! Starting next Monday, March 15, until Friday, March 19, join us in reviewing pages dating from the 15th to the 19th century. …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Today’s interview is with Eliza Friend, an intern working on transcribing the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background: I am currently a freshman at Claremont McKenna College pursuing a degree in international relations and economics. I have lived all over the United States, but I am …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has recently authored blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide and Research Guides in Focus – Neighbor Law: A Beginner’s Guide. This post contains research contributed …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts describes recent court decisions on parity laws in Germany.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Women's History