
The Posthumous Pardon of Homer Plessy
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about the poshumous pardon by the Louisiana governor of Homer Plessy
Posted in: African American History, In the News, Law Library
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Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about the poshumous pardon by the Louisiana governor of Homer Plessy
Posted in: African American History, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
As we ring in 2022, the Law Library is excited to welcome researchers back to our webinar series on U.S. legal research. Our first class of the new year will provide an overview of U.S. case law research, including an introduction to the concepts of precedent and stare decisis, the lifecycle of a court case, …
Posted in: Education, Law Library
Posted by: Anna Price
The Law Library is pleased to announce new online offerings on US environmental laws. Researchers who are interested in learning more about this topic can start their research by reviewing our new research guide, Environmental Law: A Beginner’s Guide. In addition to listing treatises, journals, and other collections, the guide discusses major federal legislation on …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about how to research Native American settlement acts.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the current Librarian-in-Residence at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has recently authored blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Research Guides in Focus – Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide, and Research Guides …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Anna Price
We previously published a blog post inspired by the recipes in The Congressional Club Cook Book, recognizing the life of former Senator Margaret Chase Smith (and her food). We are back with more recipes, but this time we are giving a nod to food holidays. Typically, in the United States, we associate April 15 with …
Posted in: Law Library
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
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the Law Library’s current Librarian-in-Residence. Today we are pleased to be back with another exciting chapter of Research Guides in Focus. We are introducing our newest guide, Legal Research: A Guide to Case Law. This guide covers strategies and resources to aid researchers as they navigate …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Hannah Sullivan, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student at the University of Rhode Island in the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program. If you are anything like me, a big part of growing …
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