An Interview with Ali Smith, Public Services Intern with the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's interview is with Ali Smith a intern in the Public Services Division.
Posted in: Law Library, Interview
Category: Law Library
Watch a Recording of our Constitution Day Event
Posted by: Alea Al-Aghbari
A post announcing that you can watch a recording of our Constitution Day event presented by Professor Samantha Barbas.
Posted in: Law Library, Event
Witch Trials and the Haunting of Jean Bodin
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Last Halloween, a post on this blog introduced the subject of witch trials in France from the 15th through the 18th centuries. In this post, I would like to take a look at one of the most important French works on the crime of witchcraft and its prosecution, a book that gave considerable encouragement to …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections
Descansos: Roadside Memorials
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
In late October and early November, people of Hispanic heritage remember their lost loved ones with ofrendas, colorful memorials to the dead that are decorated with sugar skulls, marigolds, papel picado, candles, favorite foods of the lost ones, and more. This time tends to be a celebration more than a mourning; when building an ofrenda …
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Hispanic American History
Story Map Highlight: History of the Antarctic Treaty System
Posted by: Anna Price
A discussion of the major treaties impacting Antarctica, scientific research, and environmental protection of the continent.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections
LGBTQ+ History Month on Capitol Hill
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
This LGBTQ+ history month, Bailey explores one of two LGBTQ+ historical sites on the national register and examines the laws created to protect them.
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week, LGBTQ
Watch a Recording of the 2023 Congress.gov Public Forum
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Watch a recording of the 2023 Congress.gov Public Forum.
Posted in: Law Library, Congress
Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – November 2023
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Join us in November for two U.S. Law Webinars as part of the Orientation to Legal Research and Orientation to Law Library Collections webinar series.
Posted in: Law Library, Event, Education
Law Library Report on Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors Published
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Law Library report on "Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors" Published. It provides information on the laws that apply to the protection and restrictions on eligibility for asylum for unaccompanied minors.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law