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Posted by: Jennifer González
The Law Library acquired a large collection from William S. Hein & Co., Inc. to make all volumes of several collections (like the Federal Register) available in open access to researchers. Preparing these files by adding metadata for easy searching takes a lot of work, so this summer we asked law students and library students from …
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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
For National Poetry Month, we remember James Weldon Johnson, an educator, lawyer, statesman, poet, and song-writer.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library
Posted by: Francisco Macías
…el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.–Benito Juárez 210 years ago, on March 21, 1806, Benito Juárez (Benito Pablo Juárez García), one of Mexico’s most renowned leaders, was born. Ask any Mexican about Benito Juárez, and you may find them promptly reciting a well-known aphorism of his: “… el respeto al derecho ajeno es …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
This coming Monday, February 15, we will celebrate the federal holiday, Washington’s Birthday. You may be thinking, “my calendar says Monday is ‘Presidents’ Day,’ not ‘Washington’s birthday!’” Interestingly, the federal holiday is officially called Washington’s Birthday (5 US Code 6103) and is observed on the third Monday in February as established by Public Law 90-361 …
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Posted by: Jennifer González
Last year, we added Statutes at Large to our Digitized Material page. Initially, each Congress from 1789-1950 had a webpage that included a large PDF file of all statutes for that congressional session. Then we began splitting the large PDF documents into smaller pieces, which meant that we had to browse each statute, add metadata to …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Law Library
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, senior legal reference specialists. As reference librarians here at the Law Library of Congress, we get a wide array of questions from our patrons. One of the most frequently asked questions we receive, however, is how to most effectively find relevant legal resources in our …
Posted in: Education, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, legal reference specialists The loss of a home to foreclosure can be devastating financially and emotionally. In this guide, we hope to provide you with resources that can aid you in researching a defense to a foreclosure action. Please keep in mind that foreclosure …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Margaret Wood
We are at it again – working on one of our posts about movies and the law. This time we are looking at movies which depict murder trials. Although posts about movies and the law might seem somewhat lighthearted, movies are a powerful cultural force which often reflect society’s attitudes and understanding of various ideas. To …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
From April 3-5, 2014, law librarians from around the Southeast converged on Knoxville, Tennessee for the annual meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL). There were a variety of excellent presentations to choose from, and the following are just a few of my highlights from the conference. The Conference kicked off with …
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