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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: Jennifer Davis
Today on the blog, Jennifer explains the Federal Indian Boarding school program, the origins of Orange Shirt Day, and the relationship of the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding school program to Canada's residential school program.
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Native Americans
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: Jenny Gesley
Today's post is an interview with Lena Bleckmann, foreign law intern in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This July, the Indian Defense League of America (IDLA) and local community members will cross the border at Niagara Falls. This event is an annual celebration of the rights of all Indigenous peoples of North America to cross the border between Canada and the United States freely. Indigenous people lived, worked, and socialized throughout the …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer González
Our summer 2024 Creative Digital Publications project teaches students to write articles for potential publication on this blog.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
There are 29 independent jurisdictions where French is an official language. A new map shows how the civil code applies in these jurisdictions.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This Women’s History Month, we look back to women who worked to advance women’s suffrage. One such notable figure is Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, who worked to advance the rights of Native peoples and women, particularly Indigenous women. Born in 1863 in Pembina, North Dakota as a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans, Women's History
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a guest post by foreign law specialist Gustavo Guerra that examines the newly published legal report titled, "Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation."
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports