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Posted by: Nathan Dorn
In recent posts, I have pointed out that while the Law Library’s rare books collection is in principle a collection of printed books, we sometimes have the good fortune to acquire unique documents created by important Americans in the course of their public careers. One example of these was a document signed by two 17th-century …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects, this week celebrating our interns working on transcribing some of the Century of Lawmaking.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The theme of this year’s Law Day is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association hope you can join us, via webinar, for this year’s Law Day celebration on April 28th at 3pm EDT. You can register here. “We the People …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presences of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; and 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom. The Law …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
We celebrate many commemorative days, weeks, and holidays at the Law Library of Congress, from Public Service Recognition Week to Constitution Day. One week that is particularly dear to our hearts is National Library Week. Each April, libraries across America celebrate the important work of libraries and librarians, and the countless ways in which they …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, a senior foreign law specialist from Brazil who covers Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, and Elizabeth Marin, an intern working with Eduardo in the Global Legal Research Directorate at the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library recently published a report titled Civic Space Legal Framework that provides information on …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Jennifer González
Short interviews of the people working on the spring 2022 remote metadata projects.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
A pic of the week featuring the yearly peak cherry blossoms on the tidal basin.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week