Posted in Law and Technology, Law Students on Jun 7th, 2013
Congress.gov, currently in its beta version, is the new portal bringing you the United States Legislative Information. [It] contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972). According to Congress.gov, [...]
Posted in Legal Research & Writing on Jan 28th, 2013
Few people know that John Wilkes Booth was involved in an incident at President Lincoln’s second inauguration in March of 1865. It was seen as a mere scuffle in the crowd at the time, but gained added significance when six weeks later Booth assassinated Lincoln. The story is told in a letter written by Benjamin [...]
Posted in Law and Technology, Law Students, Legal Research & Writing on Jul 23rd, 2012
On July 14, 1832, the 22nd Congress passed Chapter 221, An Act to Increase and Improve the Law Department of the Library of Congress, bringing the Law Library of Congress into existence. To celebrate its 180th anniversary, the Law Library staff saluted the three pillars of the organization – the collections, the expertise, and the [...]
Posted in Law Students on Jun 18th, 2012
“In Custodia Legis,” the blog of the Law Librarians of Congress, has just published the second installment of its “Glimpse of Law Series,” written by Donna Sokol, special assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. The series tours the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, exploring themes of law in its art and architecture. The first [...]
Posted in Legal Research & Writing on Feb 8th, 2011
The 111th and 112th legislative information available on THOMAS, a database from the Library of Congress, has been added to the basic search on the governmental website, science.gov. Read the full release. By including THOMAS in your search, you will be guided to the “Bill Summary & Status” containing information about bills and amendments on your topic. [...]
Posted in Law and Technology, Law Students on Apr 21st, 2010
A press release from April 14, 2010, announced that the Library of Congress acquired the entire archives of Twitter tweets. Have you ever sent out a “tweet” on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.That’s right. Every public tweet, ever, since [...]
Posted in Law and Technology on Jan 14th, 2010
Via the Law Library of Congress, News and Events, the Law Library of Congress can now be found on YouTube and iTunes. The Law and the Library play list is available here. To find videos in iTunes, search Law Library of Congress and select the “Law and the Library” iTunes series, which is available here. [...]
Posted in Legal Research & Writing on Jan 6th, 2010
With a little bit of a delay, the December 24, 2009 press release announced that Library of Congress has put thousands of historic books online. Washington — Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part of the first-ever mass [...]
Posted in Courts, Law and Technology, Law Students on May 18th, 2009
The Library of Congress has launched a new site dedicated to the Constitution of the U.S., titled United States: The Constitution. Documents are available in PDF format and include citations. Check it out yourself! The website offers the following: Constitutional Interpretation Executive Privilege Military Tribunals National Security Whistleblowers Presidential Inherent Powers Presidential Signing Statements Second [...]
Posted in Law and Technology on May 7th, 2009
Library of Congress offers its collection of historical photographs via Flicker. Access the Library of Congress’ photostream. You do not need a flicker account to view the images. Read more about the Library of Congress Photos on Flicker. Enjoy! We invite you to tag and comment on the photos, and we also welcome identifying information—many [...]
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