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Scholar Nicholas Vincent Delivers Final Magna Carta Lecture
The Law Library recently welcomed Magna Carta expert Nicholas Vincent for its final program in the Magna Carta Lecture Series. Vincent, professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia,...
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Frontier Racing and Injured Pride: The Duel Between Andrew Jackson and...
One of things I enjoy about working at the Library of Congress is visiting our Manuscripts Division to read first-hand accounts of historic events. After reading a biography of Andrew Jackson, I looked...
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Flowering Trees. . .a Beautiful Harbinger of Spring – Pic of the Week
The following is a guest post by Kimberly Allen, our planning officer for the Law Library of Congress and editor for In Custodia Legis. Spring may well be my favorite time of year, and I believe there...
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Francis Scott Key: the Lawyer-Poet
Both law and poetry require a fluid grasp of language and a critical need for precision and economy with words; possessing these skills can be the key to making one person successful in both endeavors....
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An Interview with Gail Warren, Virginia State Law Librarian
The following is a guest post by Andrew Winston, a legal reference librarian in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Andrew interviews the Virginia State Law Librarian, Gail...
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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare
Since it is April, and today is Shakespeare’s birthday, it is time for our annual post on this great playwright. Last year, in honor of our upcoming Magna Carta exhibit, I blogged about the play King...
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Centenary of the Landing at Anzac Cove During World War I
Photograph shows Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865 -1951), a British general who served as commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the...
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Recent Materials Related to Islamic Law
The following is a guest post by Connie Johnson, a senior legal research analyst at the Law Library of Congress. Connie has previously written posts on an event and associated research guide related...
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The Unacknowledged Legislators of the World
The following is a guest post by Brandon Fitzgerald, project manager of a Law Library staffing contract, writer and student of poetry and literature. In honor of National Poetry Month, I want to...
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The Phase Out of Non-Machine-Readable Passports
The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, a senior legal research specialist in our Public Services Division. The Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as the Chicago...
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