Miranda and the Rights of Suspects
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This blog post covers the history of the Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona 384 U.S. 436 and the aftermath of the case.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library
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Meet the Remote DRD Interns (1 of 4)
Posted by: Jennifer González
This summer, the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress had the honor of hosting over 100 remote interns. Several of them worked on the Herencia project, and many more worked on other digital projects. Over the next few blog posts, we will highlight those remote interns that worked on the Data and …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
An Interview with Steven Anderson, the Maryland State Law Librarian
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Today’s interview is with Steven Anderson, the director of the Thurgood Marshall State Law Library in Maryland. How long have you been the State Law Librarian and what is your educational background? I have been the State Law Librarian for 16 years, since 2005. I am originally from California, and I went to college …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Research Guides in Focus – Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
Posted by: Anna Price
This is a guest post by senior legal reference librarian Emily Carr. The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of a redesigned Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories at its new Library of Congress Research Guides location. This project originally started in 1999 as an outgrowth of the nation-specific …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Navajo Code Talkers Day
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This is a summary of the Navajo Code Talkers project and the contributions of the Navajo soldiers in the WWII effort.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Remote Interns for Summer 2020
Posted by: Jennifer González
The Digital Resources Division at the Law Library has had years of experience with remote interns, so we were well-prepared for this pandemic situation and quarantine! We were able to host over 50 remote interns and volunteers this summer to help further our goal of providing access to legal materials. We were also so glad …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
An Interview with Rose Tempowski, Scholar-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
Describe your background. I’m from a small village in Derbyshire, a county in the East Midlands of England, and don’t live far from the house I grew up in. My parents are both from Birmingham, but moved to Derbyshire just before they had me. I lived in the northern city of Sheffield as an undergraduate, …
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Daylight Saving Time No More?
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
On Sunday March 10, 2019, most states in the United States “sprang forward,” meaning the clocks were set one hour forward. Most of us have by now more or less adjusted to the time change. The reason that we adjust our clocks twice a year (“springing forward” and “falling back”) in the United States can …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News
40 Years of ICWA
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
A brief description of the Indian Child Welfare Act and a list of resources for those researching the ICWA.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans