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Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9 directs that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” Each year the U.S. Congress drafts legislation to appropriate funds for the continued operation of the government during the next fiscal year. Since 1921, this process has been …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
It would be wonderful if this post were about all kinds of laws drafted by the Ministry of Magic. It’s not. I’m sorry. While England did at one point have laws regarding witchcraft on the books, those days are long gone. Instead, in what can only be considered to be the highlight of my social calendar …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
This weeks’ interview is with Judith Gaskell, former Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States. Judy is currently volunteering at the Law Library and is working in the office next door to mine. I couldn’t resist popping over and asking her to do an interview for our blog. She kindly and graciously accepted. Please …
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This is a monthly series where we reveal the top ten Global Legal Monitor (GLM) articles with the most views. By posting a list of the top ten most viewed GLM articles every month (as we do with top ten most viewed blog posts), our hope is to provide Law Library fans who do not …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
In Custodia Legis had a terrific January! We had the most page views ever in a month for the blog. We have now posted over 400 times (have you read them all?). The month was led by a trio of posts. Last year’s post on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day tops the list. People were also …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This is an interview with Rong Xiang, currently an intern in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. I hope you enjoy her interview as much as I did. Describe your background. I was born and raised by a loving family in Shenyang, the largest city in northeast China and famous …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
Because many of my ancestors were jewelers, I have always had a special interest in gemology and jewelry. This month, since garnet is the official birthstone of January, I felt that it was apropos to dedicate some time to this semiprecious stone and mineral. It seems that the American National Association of Jewelers (Jewelers of …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Sunday (January 22) was the 451st birthday of the English philosopher and politician, Francis Bacon (1561-1626). Francis Bacon is usually remembered as the father of modern science and the founder of the empirical method of inquiry. Opinions vary on how important he was for any particular science, but he is generally held to have been …
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
I am very excited that today marks the launch of the Congressional Record App presented by the Library of Congress, an initiative of the House leadership under the guidance of the Committee on House Administration. The goal of this new free app is straightforward – easily read the daily edition of the Congressional Record on …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library, THOMAS