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Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog post summarizes the history of standardized time zones in the United States, including their development, implementation, and eventual codification as law.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Heather Casey
A bank in Italy accepts wheels of cheese as collateral on loans. Yum!
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is an interview with 2024 Librarian-In-Residence in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress, Linnea Eberhart.
Posted in: Collections, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today on the blog, foreign law intern Eva brings us a picture of the week from the Old State Chamber in Annapolis, Maryland where George Washington presented his resignation his commission as Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army.
Posted in: Guest Post, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer González
An introduction to three key concepts of normal citizens in heroic situations.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Eva Dauke, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Every year, on May 23, Germany celebrates the “Day of the Basic Law.” The Basic Law is Germany’s constitution, which lays out the country’s fundamental rights, among …
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, Ryan Reft from the Manuscripts Division brings us a post on Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and his "little" black book that documented books that he read, featuring authors that might surprise you.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
A discussion of the procedural history of Brown v. Board of Education and resources available at the Library of Congress for further research.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Education, Federal Judiciary, Law Library
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post is part two of yesterday's post on the history of the American bar exam and explores the pioneers who broke through the discriminatory barriers over time.
Posted in: African American History, Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History