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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
Inspired by the statue of William Blackstone in front of the U.S. District Courthouseourthouse in DC while biking to work, this blog post was intended to introduce the reader to the Law Library’s William Blackstone Collection. While the Law Library does not have a statue of Blackstone, we do have a very nice portrait. Blackstone …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Christine Sellers
As you may have noticed in my previous posts, I’m making an effort to highlight useful tools contained on the Law Library’s website that our readers may not be aware of. A section of the website that I use frequently is called “How Do I Find…?“ The guides are especially helpful in the beginning of …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kurt Carroll
In honor of Human Rights Day, today’s Pic of the Week is the cover of a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This particular item is from our Rare Book Collection and is a duplicate of the special edition of the UDHR placed in the cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters Building …
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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
While the United States does not publish an official gazette, most countries of the world do. These primary law sources are invaluable for foreign legal research. While no two countries’ gazettes are identical, most contain legislation, orders, regulations, statutory instruments, and international agreements. Some even include decisions of courts and administrative agencies. The currency of …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Christine Sellers
This week’s interview is with Shameema Rahman, a Legal Reference Specialist in our Public Services Division. She has previously written a guest blog post for us. Describe your background. I was born in Pakistan and grew up in Bangladesh because the place of my birth changed its name after independence. Since my father was …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
We all know that there are a huge number of “days” (or weeks, or months, or sometimes the whole year!) for remembering and celebrating significant events or highlighting different issues. There are the serious ones, like Earth Day, World AIDS Day, and Law Day. And then there are some that are a bit less serious, …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
November was a great month for our blog, In Custodia Legis. We posted more in November than any of our previous months. We also had more page views than any other month. Thanks for reading and sharing our content with others! Our top posts for November in terms of page views were: 1. An Interview …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is a portrait of John T. Vance found inside our small conference room. The portrait was donated to the Law Library by his family. According to the note by the portrait, he was the Law Librarian of Congress from 1924 until his death in 1943. Archibald MacLeish, poet, scholar, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s interview is with Kevin Long, Information Technology Specialist in our Information Technology Office. Describe your background I was born and raised in Northwest Washington, DC. I’ve been married to my wife Michell for 18 years. We have two sons. My family and I have been residents of Prince George’s County, MD for over …
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