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Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Francisco Macías, Senior Legal Information Analyst. In the United States, National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15 to October 15. This month is set aside each year to recognize and honor the countless Hispanic Americans whose cultural legacy has enriched our country and our society. The …
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Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt
When doing my cool job, I never know what will cross my path. Recently, I happened to discover some items covering early sumptuary laws in England. These laws were prohibitions against what the Monarch at the time considered to be “extravagance,” typically in the form of food or clothing. They were reportedly aimed to preserve the class system …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week the Law Library of Congress hosted Professor Joseph Raz who delivered a very thought-provoking lecture for the second Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence. Professor Raz is a leading proponent of legal positivism, which looks to the sources of laws as the basis for their validity, rather than their content. During the lecture, he offered …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
In honor of Constitution Day (September 17, 2011), the Law Library of Congress was pleased to host Dahlia Lithwick speaking on the topic of “The Supreme Court and Free Speech.” The event was held on Friday, September 16, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the Madison Hall at the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building. …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
We posted 26 times in September! That is only one behind our previous high. Kelly’s Inspiring Story of Nelson Mandela finally lost its grip on our top spot that it had held in July and August. What topped it? Nathan’s fascinating post Templar Secrets at the Law Library of Congress? An old favorite from January …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
The following is a guest post by Margaret Wood, Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. She acknowledges there is much more to Eliot’s Felix Holt than is covered below. Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is one of the famous works in the literary canon that deals with the question of entail. The …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
We had a great time at the National Book Festival this past weekend talking with visitors about how the Law Library can help people connect with Congress, including through THOMAS. We handed out lots of gavel pencils as souvenirs! Andrew gave a presentation in the Library of Congress tent on Saturday about “THOMAS Takeaways for …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Event, In the News, Law Library, THOMAS
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Next week, on October 5, 2011, the Law Library will host Professor Joseph Raz for an afternoon of great legal scholarship. Professor Raz – internationally recognized as an expert in the field of jurisprudence – will deliver a lecture titled “Sovereignty & Legitimacy: On the Changing Face of Law-Questions and Speculations” as the second Frederic …
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Posted by: Francisco Macías
In a recent pic of the week we featured a group shot of the 18th Annual Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) Directors’ Meeting. Today, I’d like to share some of the highlights of the event. During the two-day meeting, which took place at the Library of Congress in the Lawrence Quincy Mumford Room, representatives from …
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