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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
It’s been a couple of years since I wrote about the two websites that I use most frequently in my research: the Australian federal legislation website, ComLaw, and the New Zealand Legislation website. Earlier this month I saw announcements about an exciting development regarding the New Zealand site, so I thought I’d provide an update …
Posted in: Global Law
Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
This week’s interview is with Eduardo Soares, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress who covers Brazil and Portuguese speaking jurisdictions. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I started working at a law firm after entering high school, which most likely influenced me to pursue a …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, David Mao, who has previously written about state government contracts, Justifying Speed, and Food for Thought, among other topics. The New Year’s Greeting for 2013 is available for download in PDF format: 2013_new_years_letter. FORWARD PROGRESS The Law Library of Congress Made Great Strides in Reaching Its Strategic Goals for …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Margaret Wood
We have written a number of posts about Lame Duck congresses and what happens at the beginning of a new Congress, but we thought this year we would take a moment to talk about what happens during the second session of a Congress. Before the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment in 1933, Congress began on …
Posted in: Congress, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
One evening this week I paid a visit to the Capitol Christmas Tree, which is situated on the West Front lawn of the U.S. Capitol. This year the tree traveled all the way from the Newport Ranger District of the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington state, arriving at the Capitol in late November. It …
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Posted by: Hanibal Goitom
As I said in my post last week on the foreign and comparative law reports we published in 2013, December is a good time to look back and evaluate the year. This has been a busy year for the In Custodia Legis blog team. So far in 2013, we have published 233 posts and May …
Posted in: Law Library
Posted by: Andrew Weber
The following is a guest post by Tammie Nelson, project manager of Congress.gov and an Information Technology Specialist at the Library of Congress. Ever since I have been working at the Library of Congress, I have made it a practice to find and photograph the national library when I visit a new country. Judging by many of the Pics of …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post
Posted by: Ruth Levush
The handling and adjudication of sexual offenses in the military have drawn much public and Congressional interest in recent months following the disclosure of several high profile cases involving allegations of sexual assault by U.S. service members. Several proposals for reforming the way such allegations are handled within the U.S. military justice system have been …
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The events of this past Saturday and Sunday were a booklover’s dream. Over a hundred authors – those normally reserved folks that a reader may only know through his or her words and a two-dimensional photo on the dust jacket – took to the stage to speak about their craft and also spent time signing hard-copy versions …
Posted in: Event, Law Library, Pic of the Week