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Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
From a very young age, mysteries, crime novels and other types of legal fiction were always my favorites. I preferred the Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew. In college, I always went to Georges Simenon and Maigret whenever I had to read a novel for French class. And today when I’m on vacation you can find …
Posted in: Collections, In the News
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a legal analyst in the Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress. Tariq has previously blogged about Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal Collection Highlights, the Law Library’s 2013 Panel Discussion on Islamic Law, and Sedition Law in India. This post follows my …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Blog post about Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate
Posted in: African American History, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Francisco Macías
The lecture delivered by Professor Ruth Mazo Karras, medievalist and chair of the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, was the fourth of the Law Library’s series of complementary lectures to the exhibition: “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor.” The focus …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
On January 6, 2015 434 representatives and 33 senators will take the following oath: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
This post was co-authored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, Legal Reference Librarians. Social Security disability benefits have taken on an ever-increasing role in the press in recent months, and as such, it is no surprise that the Law Library of Congress has received many questions regarding the law in this area. In this post, …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Jeanine Cali
As part of our annual Law Day celebration, we welcomed moderator Carrie Johnson, Justice Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), who led an informative and lively panel discussion on equality. The program, “The Movement in America for Civil and Human Rights,” was developed to correspond with the American Bar Association’s national theme, “Realizing the Dream, …
Posted in: Event
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
This post is co-authored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, Legal Reference Librarians. Continuing with our Beginner’s Guide series, we turn next to labor and employment law. This area of the law has been prominent in the news over the past several months, particularly in light of the union stronghold of the Midwest, Michigan, becoming …
Posted in: Law Library, Research Guide