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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Learn about some of the monuments dedicated to Hispanic heritage individuals who shaped the governments of the Americas.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post is an interview with Foreign Law Intern Laura Schwarz.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Before hiking in a state park, Bailey researched the practice of foraging mushrooms in the U.S. Code and in the state of Connecticut. This is what she learned.
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Heather Casey
Did you know that while Costa Rica is only 0.03% of the land mass on earth, it contains nearly 6% of the world’s biodiversity? For a country that is slightly smaller than West Virginia, that is pretty impressive. As part of our ongoing celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to look at some …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
In 2020, the Swedish Police solved a 16-year-old cold case using forensic genetic genealogy, a first for the country. Following the conviction, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection found that there was no legal basis for using investigative genetic genealogy. Earlier in 2023, the Danish and Swedish parliaments both voted on whether the police should have …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Alea Al-Aghbari
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts, Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Alea Al-Aghbari
On Saturday, August 12, the Law Library of Congress hosted a table at this year’s National Book Festival held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Law Library staff answered questions about our legal research services, collections, and unique expertise in foreign, comparative, and international law. Staff also discussed our online products such as the Guide to Law …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights October's upcoming U.S. Law webinars.
Posted in: Education, Event, Law Library
Posted by: Heather Casey
When I was a kid, I would visit my grandparents in El Paso, Texas, every summer. One of the things I most looked forward to during these visits was crossing the Rio Grande and visiting the markets of Juárez, Mexico. Of all the sights and sounds within the bustling markets, the colorful pottery stalls stood …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library