Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about how to research Native American settlement acts.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
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An Interview with Louis Myers, Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Anna Price
Today’s interview is with Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has recently authored blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide and Research Guides in Focus – Neighbor Law: A Beginner’s Guide. Describe your background. I am originally from Akron, …
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Falling In (and Out of) Love at the Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Libraries are great places to learn about love. There are books about love and romance, of course, but you might also have or discover a lifelong love of books, or even meet the love of your life! You might not associate law libraries with love, but if you think about it, where else can you …
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Most Viewed In Custodia Legis Blog Posts of 2016
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Last week we highlighted the reports on our website that received the most views in 2016. This week, we wrote about the most viewed bills on Congress.gov for the year and the most read Global Legal Monitor articles. Today, I take a look at the In Custodia Legis blog posts that proved particularly popular in 2016. We …
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What Did You Miss? Catch-up on the Summer’s Most-Viewed Posts and Legislation.
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Web traffic tends to slowdown in the summer. The weather gets nice and people leave their computers and devices behind. It’s easy to miss a post or two while busy on vacation or recess. Thankfully, we keep track of our metrics and can share what has been popular over the last three months. While down compared …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library
FALQs: Vaccination Law in the United States
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post is coauthored by Robert Brammer and Barbara Bavis, senior legal reference specialists. This blog post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions series. This material is provided for informational purposes only and is not to be considered legal advice. To obtain legal advice, please consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction. United States vaccination requirements …
Posted in: Education, Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Law Library, Research Guide
Top 10 New In Custodia Legis Posts of 2014
Posted by: Andrew Weber
What an exciting year it has been for In Custodia Legis! We added Jennifer and Betty to our blog team. We published over 200 posts (go back and read any of them you might have missed, I’ll wait). The three most-viewed months in our blog’s four year history came in September, October, and November. Towards the …
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June Top 10
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Our new Top 10 series attracted a lot of readers last month – so many that May Top 10 topped this list for June. We’ve started to group Robert and Barbara’s Beginner’s Guide posts into a new category, Research Guide. The category is so popular it would be the second most viewed post in June if included …
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May Top 10
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Last month kicked off a new series featuring the top ten most-viewed posts from the previous month. There was some great content in April and, thankfully, that has continued in May. Barbara’s Beginner’s Guide post on nonprofit organizations proved to be very popular. On a more personal note, I also enjoyed all the history of …
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