Hello Mr. Lawyer! – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Amusing book cover for title indexing negligence cases from 1897 to 1910.
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New Foreign Legal Gazette Collection Database
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
The Law Library of Congress has developed a guide to our collection of foreign legal gazettes. Gazettes are generally the first place that a ruling body will publish its laws, making them an invaluable resource for foreign legal research. The Law Library has been collecting foreign legal gazettes since the mid-19th century. We are one of …
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Happy Anniversary Magna Carta!
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
PARENTS! Still homeschooling your kids, or at least looking for something new for them to do? Then how about a civics lesson by way of Runnymede? Today marks the 805th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta in a field at Runnymede. In case you weren’t following us back in 2014-2015, the Law Library, …
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Anniversary of the 16th Amendment
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today marks an anniversary that perhaps many people would like to forget: February 3, 1913 was the day that the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. For those of you who have blocked this amendment from your memory, the 16th Amendment states: …
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An Interview with Aslihan Bulut – Deputy Law Librarian For Collections
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Aslihan Bulut, our new deputy law librarian for collections. Aslihan now heads up the Global Legal Collections Directorate of the Law Library. Describe your background. I am 1.5 generation (1.5G) Turkish-American, meaning I immigrated to the United States as an adolescent. I credit learning English to my discovery of the neighborhood …
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You Ott to Know: Using Legal Documents to Change Baseball History
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
The ABA publication Insights On Law & Society states in its Winter 2017 issue that “The birth certificate is among the first legal documents an individual might acquire.” In most jurisdictions it’s the only document one can use for obtaining a drivers’ license, proving your citizenship, obtaining a passport… just merely establishing your existence. And …
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Baseball and the Law
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
I love my job. Starting today, and continuing into July 2019, the Library of Congress is hosting a new exhibit, Baseball Americana. I hope you all make plans to come and see this fascinating look into baseball and our culture. The Library has lots of interesting artifacts, bolstered by items and material from the Baseball …
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On the Shelf – Library Treaties
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As we’ve noted in the blog before, the Class K schedule was not completed until the 1960s. Prior to that, law material was either classified under the old “LAW” scheme or in the JX class. Our serials cataloger, Brian Kuhagen, is working hard to put everything in order under the K schedule. His latest projects …
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An Interview with Alia Hussain, Collections Technician
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This week’s interview is with Alia Hussain, the newest technician in the Collection Services Division. With her writing background, I’m hoping she decides to contribute to our blog. Describe your background. I was born and raised in New Jersey, then moved to Chicago after graduating high school to attend college. What is your academic/professional history? …
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