A Patent for an Atari Joystick – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Robert Brammer
A patent for an Atari joystick.
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Category: Law Library
A Conversation with the Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut and the National Law Day Chair Orlando Lucero
Posted by: Robert Brammer
To help kick off the celebration of Law Day, the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association are excited to bring you a conversation between the American Bar Association’s Law Day Chair Orlando Lucero and the Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut. American Bar Association President Reginald M. Turner provides opening remarks. The …
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Join us to Celebrate Law Day on April 28th at 3pm EDT
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The theme of this year’s Law Day is “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” The Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association hope you can join us, via webinar, for this year’s Law Day celebration on April 28th at 3pm EDT. You can register here. “We the People …
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The Carbolic Smoke Ball – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Our picture of the week comes to us from the Library's historical newspaper database, Chronicling America. It is an advertisement for a Carbolic Smoke Ball.
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2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Posted by: Robert Brammer
We hope you can join us for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture! The Law Library of Congress and the Supreme Court Fellows Program will present a conversation with Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on Thursday, February 17 at 3:30 p.m. EST. This event will be live-streamed. The Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut will introduce the …
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Congress.gov January 2022 New, Tip, and Top
Posted by: Robert Brammer
In November 2021, Andrew brought us news of appropriation email alerts, allowing you to receive an email each time new appropriation measures are considered by Congress. In December 2021, Margaret mentioned that the Congress.gov team added content for the Bound Congressional Record dating all the way back to 1899. Since so much important work in …
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The Bound Congressional Record – Congressional Reactions to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The Bound Congressional Record on Congress.gov now offers almost 100 years of content, covering 1899 to 1994. As part of a new series, we are going to show you how you can explore congressional remarks on significant moments in American history using this resource. We did this once before by highlighting congressional reactions to the …
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A New Year’s Greeting from the Law Librarian of Congress
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut. I want to thank you for your continued support of the Law Library of Congress during these challenging times. Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, the Law Library has continued to fulfill its mission to serve Congress and the American public. …
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An Introduction to Law Library of Congress Reports & The Most-Viewed Reports of 2021
Posted by: Robert Brammer
One of the things that makes the Law Library of Congress so unique is its specialty in foreign, comparative, and international law. It often surprises people to learn that the majority of the Law Library’s collection is in a language other than English. The Law Library’s foreign law collections developed as the United States assumed …
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