Loving v. Virginia: “Banished” for Love
Posted by: Francisco Macías
This is a blog post about Loving v. Virginia by the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: African American History, Education, Event, Law Library
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Armed Forces Day–U.S. Military leaders who also were lawyers
Posted by: Jim Martin
This Saturday is Armed Forces Day in the United States, a day set aside to recognize the men and women who serve in the active and reserve components of the armed forces of the United States. The day has been observed since 1950. This blog post is devoted to a few of the men who …
Posted in: Law Library
An Interview with Roswell Encina, Chief Communications Officer
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following interview is with Roswell Encina, the chief communications officer at the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I can be described as your stereotypical Navy brat–well, maybe not the brat part. My father was in the U.S. Navy and we were stationed like many military families all over. From Connecticut to Virginia all the …
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Interview with Jim Martin, Senior Legal Information Analyst
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is an interview with Jim Martin, senior legal information analyst with the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I am a senior legal information analyst with the Law Library. I was originally hired as a reference librarian in June of 1992. I also served as head of the Law Library Reading Room for almost …
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¡Happy Birthday, Benito Juárez!
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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Pic of the Week: Monday is not Presidents’ Day – Or is it?
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 …
Posted in: Education, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Frances Giden Berko
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I recently re-read one of my favorite childhood books, Karen by Marie Killilea. The book recounts the struggles of the author’s daughter who was born with cerebral palsy and her challenges to lead a normal life. The author also mentions Frances Giden Berko who had cerebral palsy as well and this caught my attention because …
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An Interview with Noah Lapidus, Intern
Posted by: Jennifer González
Today’s interview is with Noah Lapidus. Noah has been working on the Indigenous Law Portal for several months as an LC Knowledge Navigators Intern. We have previously written about the Indigenous Law Portal several times, including an introduction to the Portal and our addition of Alaskan and Canadian indigenous laws to the portal. Describe …
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Bob Adelman and Ira Glasser Discuss Struggle for Human Rights in America
Posted by: Liah Caravalho
On Monday, August 3, 2015, Robert R. Newlen, chief of staff for the Library of Congress moderated a discussion between renowned photojournalist Bob Adelman and retired executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Ira Glasser in the Library of Congress Mumford Room. Newlen expressed his high regard for Adelman and Glasser’s life-long commitment …
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