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Posted by: Anna Price
Today’s interview is with Annie Naranjo, an intern working at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background: I live in Miami, Florida, but I am originally from Pereira, Colombia. This region is famous for its coffee production. Colombian coffee is often considered the best in the world for its quality and delicious …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
In September we posted about a newly-published report on federal and state executive responses to COVID-19. Over the past couple months we expanded our research and reviewed actions by local governments and Congress related to the pandemic. Our earlier report has now been updated to include our new findings, and is available on Law.gov. The …
Posted in: Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Anna Price
On October 6, 2020, we lost Eddie Van Halen, the lead songwriter and guitarist for American rock bank Van Halen. While his memory will live on through his music and fans, his contributions to performing arts are also memorialized in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where he is listed as the inventor of …
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Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post discusses Belva Lockwood's struggle to gain admission to practice law in a time where many jurisdictions would not admit a woman to the bar.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The following is a guest post by Elina Lee, a library technician (metadata) in the Law Library of Congress Digital Resources Division. In 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (Public Law 85-568, 72 Stat. 426), and it was signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 29, 1958. The act “provided …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
We’ve explored many types of documents in the Serial Set in our monthly series. Today, in honor of National Native American Heritage month, we will identify a Native American whose name appears throughout the Serial Set, and explore the legacy of his nation through the Law Library’s Indigenous Law Resources. Ely S. Parker was born …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the new memorial for Native veterans, unveiled on November 11 2020.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
Our 2020 fiscal year came to a close on September 30. As we dive into fiscal year 2021, let’s take a moment to highlight our most popular blog posts published within our fiscal year 2020! In 2020, we published 238 blog posts. Here are some of our most-viewed blog posts published in the past year: …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
The Law Library of Congress has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become a Preservation Steward. Through this agreement, the Law Library of Congress will preserve its collection of the daily Congressional Record and Federal Register volumes, which are produced by GPO. GPO has established Preservation Stewards programs to support continued …
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