100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Sweden
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes women's suffrage in Sweden.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Women's History
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Research Guides in Focus – Disability Law in the United States: A Beginner’s Guide
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has recently authored blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide, and Research Guides …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Research Guide
Join us to Celebrate Herencia’s First Anniversary
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The Law Library of Congress is proud to announce our all-virtual festivities to celebrate the first anniversary of our crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. In a year, we were able to complete over 2,000 pages! We are so grateful and proud of all of our volunteers for helping us reach our goal …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
The Most Viewed Global Legal Monitor Articles and Legal Research Reports of Fiscal Year 2020
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Interested in what the Law Library does? This blog posts details our most read Global Legal Monitor articles and Legal Research Reports in fiscal year 2020.
Posted in: Law Library
National Disability Employment Awareness Month and White Cane Awareness Day
Posted by: Jennifer González
This month, the Law Library is proud to celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. We previously announced its connection to the 30th anniversary of the ADA by showing ways in which the Library of Congress focuses on improving accessibility to our collections. Through the Office of Disability Employment Policy (part of …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
“Justice Dogs” in Germany
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
Are you looking for a legitimate reason to browse adorable dog pictures at work? Well, this blog post might just be what you were looking for! In December 2019, the Golden Retriever “Watson” started his work as a “justice dog” in the German state of Baden-Württemberg as part of a pilot project. Justice dogs are trained …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
The Law Library of Congress Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the ADA, Recognizing Library Staff Who Promote Accessibility
Posted by: Anna Price
Special thanks to Willa Armstrong, Natalie Buda Smith, Karen Keninger, Katie Noethe, and Hope O’Keeffe for their assistance in putting together this post. Thirty years ago, on July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Among its provisions, the ADA prohibits disability-based discrimination in …
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Herencia: Review Challenge Recap and Announcement
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
[Click here for the Spanish version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en español.] Last week, the Law Library of Congress challenged you to help us provide complete transcriptions for all remaining documents in the Laws & Statutes: Agriculture, Conservation, Hunting and Fishing section of Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. We couldn’t be more …
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STARTING TODAY! Participate in our Herencia Review Challenge
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
[Click here for the Spanish version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en español.] This week, the Law Library of Congress challenges you to help improve access to our unique collection of historic Spanish legal materials, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, through the Library’s crowdsourcing platform, By the People (BTP). Our goal by the …
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