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Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest post by Jeanne Dennis, Acting Assistant Director of the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service. Last Constitution Day, September 17, 2019, the Library launched constitution.congress.gov, a new website for Congress’s official record of the Constitution: The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation. For over 100 …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held online this year on September 25th-27th, giving us the opportunity to interact with patrons across the world who may not otherwise be able to attend an in-person Book Festival. So, while we may not be able to see you in person this year, you …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest post by Kayahan Cantekin, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. In many countries around the world, discussions on whether and how to reopen schools continue to preoccupy people, especially in light of the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here in …
Posted in: Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Law Library of Congress and the Library of Congress Center for Learning, Literacy and Engagement are excited to announce our annual Constitution and Citizenship Day lecture on September 17th at 3 p.m. EDT. This year’s lecture will be an online event and will be given by Michael J. Murphy, a historical publications specialist in …
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This is a guest post by Francisco Macías, head of the Iberia/Rio Office Section in the African, Latin American, and Western European Division (ALAWE) of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate. Francisco was formerly a senior legal information analyst in the Law Library of Congress. Hello! I wish everyone safety and good health during this …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
On January 6, 1874, Robert B. Elliot, an African American representative, from South Carolina debated a landmark civil rights bill on the floor of Congress against the former vice president of the Confederacy, Alexander Stephens. Robert B. Elliott served as a prominent delegate to the 1868 South Carolina State Constitutional Convention and was later elected to the …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Nathan Dorn, rare book curator, and Robert Brammer, chief of the Office of External Relations The Fourth of July is a perfect time to read the Declaration of Independence that not only heralded the American Revolution, but also provided the most powerful and enduring formulation of the American aspirations for freedom and equality. …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
The life of Josiah Walls, an African American Congressmen from the State of Florida.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest blog by Anna Price, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Over the past few months, the Law Library of Congress has modified its course offerings in a variety of ways. We have introduced the Legal Research Institute, migrated our U.S. legal research orientations online, and hosted webinars on …
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