Justice Louis Brandeis’ Childhood Home – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Pic of the Week of the childhood home of Justice Louis Brandeis.
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Category: Law Library
An Interview with Heather Casey, Writer/Editor
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Heather Casey, a writer/editor in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Virginia but moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, as a kid. After I received my undergraduate degree, I lived in France for about two years and I think that experience …
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New Report on the Legal Framework for Nuclear Technology and Information in the United Kingdom and Australia
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presences of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; and 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom. The Law …
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National Library Week – These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things
Posted by: Kelly Goles
We celebrate many commemorative days, weeks, and holidays at the Law Library of Congress, from Public Service Recognition Week to Constitution Day. One week that is particularly dear to our hearts is National Library Week. Each April, libraries across America celebrate the important work of libraries and librarians, and the countless ways in which they …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
New Report on Civic Space Legal Framework in Portugal and Romania
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Eduardo Soares, a senior foreign law specialist from Brazil who covers Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, and Elizabeth Marin, an intern working with Eduardo in the Global Legal Research Directorate at the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library recently published a report titled Civic Space Legal Framework that provides information on …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Upcoming US Law Webinars – April 2022
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Law Library of Congress’s next offering in its Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series will focus on the rules and regulations created by the executive branch of the U.S. federal government. In the “Tracing Federal Regulations” webinar, attendees will learn about the notice-and-comment rulemaking process, particularly the publication and citation of federal regulations. Also in April, Law …
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Watch a Recording of the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture Featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Posted by: Kelly Goles
On February 17, the Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program presented a conversation with Associate Justice Stephen Breyer for the Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture. The Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut, introduced the event and Counselor to the Chief Justice, Jeffrey P. Minear, who is also executive director of the Supreme Court Fellows Program, served …
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Legal Inspiration in Art and Literature
Posted by: Kelly Goles
We’ve all been asked the question, what do you want to be when you grow up? Last year, I attended a preschool graduation where four to five year olds were asked this very question. Their answers varied: a policeman, an ice cream truck driver, a teacher. Perhaps unsurprisingly, no one mentioned becoming a lawyer or …
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Washington Monument in Boonsboro, MD – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Picture of the Week of the Washington Monument in Boonsboro, Maryland.
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