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Posted by: Margaret Wood
Since it is April, and today is Shakespeare’s birthday, it is time for our annual post on this great playwright. Last year, in honor of our upcoming Magna Carta exhibit, I blogged about the play King John. This year, in honor of Wolf Hall, I thought it would be fun to read and write about …
Posted in: Education, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I suspect most people would not find the United States Code a riveting read. And I have to admit, I would not chose it for my bedtime reading; but in the course of my work, I am continually amazed at the wealth of legislative and historical information that can be found in the U.S. Code–print …
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As promised, here are the answers and the citations for yesterday’s post, April Fools’ Day Quiz – Star Trek Court Cases. Although some of the cases have been cited by elsewhere, I also tried to find others that are less familiar. And I discovered that composing made-up opinions was quite difficult! The best method seemed …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
In honor of April 1st, April Fools’ Day, and actor Leonard Nimoy who played Mr. Spock in Star Trek, we thought it would be fun to challenge our readers with quotes from cases which cited or referenced Star Trek. Some of these quotes are from real cases and some from cases we concocted. In fairness …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
We are at it yet again – another post on movies and the law. This time, in honor of a year with two Friday the 13ths, I looked for movies that inspire horror, fear and terror. But when I began to pull this list together, I realized that real terror can be found in stories …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
For me the Library of Congress exhibition, Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor, actually began on November 5th, a day before the exhibit was open to the public. Those of us who were fortunate enough to be docents for the exhibit had the privilege of meeting with Christopher Woods, director of the British National Conservation Service, …
Posted in: Event, In the News, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
A brief summary of the gallery talk on Military Authority and the Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Posted in: Asian American History, Event, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The Constitutions of Clarendon were issued by Henry II in 1164. This document became the bone of contention between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who was also his former chancellor and friend, Thomas Beckett. The quarrel between these two men eventually led to Thomas’s murder and then elevation to sainthood, as well as …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I love history and recently I have been researching congressional apportionment. But what you ask, is apportionment? According to Merriam Webster’s online dictionary, one of the definitions is to “divide and share out according to a plan.” I can see how this might apply to pizza and pie but what does this have to …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library