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Posted by: Margaret Wood
As you may have seen from Andrew’s pics over the last several months, work on our Reading Room has been coming along apace. We are in the home stretch now as the new reference desk and other furniture are being installed. However, before we can transfer operations back to the renovated space on the second …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Andrew Winston, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Andrew has previously provided an interview with this Virginia State Law Librarian for the blog. Imagine researching federal statutory law without using the United States Code, the official, current, subject-organized codification …
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Living in the nation’s capital can make one rather jaded. Another presidential inauguration – another day of clogged metro and closed streets! The Cherry Blossom Festival – the cherry blossoms are always beautiful – but again the traffic is horrendous. But last Friday, May 8th, I witnessed a flyover of 15 World War II aircraft …
Posted in: In the News
Posted by: Margaret Wood
As promised, here are the answers and the citations for yesterday’s post, April Fools’ Day Quiz – Star Trek Court Cases. Although some of the cases have been cited by elsewhere, I also tried to find others that are less familiar. And I discovered that composing made-up opinions was quite difficult! The best method seemed …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
In honor of April 1st, April Fools’ Day, and actor Leonard Nimoy who played Mr. Spock in Star Trek, we thought it would be fun to challenge our readers with quotes from cases which cited or referenced Star Trek. Some of these quotes are from real cases and some from cases we concocted. In fairness …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
A brief summary of the gallery talk on Military Authority and the Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Posted in: Asian American History, Event, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
On Wednesday, I gave a gallery talk for the Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor Exhibition. I focused the talk around King John and his rapacious habits as a ruler: demanding extraordinary fees from his feudal vassals, seizing hostages, and losing battles. I also included some information on the Constitutions of Clarendon (more on that in …
Posted in: In the News, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
It is that time of year again – the National Book Festival! This year the Festival will be taking place on Saturday, August 30th at the Washington National Convention Center. Once again, Law Library staff are participating in the Book Festival with six staff members manning our booth. We will have some familiar faces at …
Posted in: In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
This is a guest post by Anne Guha who was an intern with the Law Library’s Public Services Division this spring and is now working in Public Services for the summer. As I’m collecting degrees (and acronyms) throughout my 20s and 30s, moving from my joint-degree J.D./M.A. (Juris Doctor / Masters of Arts) at the …
Posted in: Guest Post, In the News