Century of Lawmaking–New Look, New Location
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The Century of Lawmaking website has been migrated to a new, modern platform and continues to offer access to U.S. Congressional history for the first hundred years of the United States, 1774-1873 ..read more
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“Law or No Law”: Abolitionist Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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Occurring at a time in which the country was fiercely divided over the issue of slavery, the events in Oberlin and Wellington became another major flashpoint of political conflict. For many involved with the abolitionist movement, the incident was a cause for celebration. that they would “resist, for the future, any and every attempt to arrest a negro at Oberlin,” authorities moved to convict those involved with the rescue. Of the people involved with Price’s escape, 37 were indicted by a federal grand jury for having violated the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Authorities in Ohio, sympathetic to ..read more
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What Not to Wear: Clothing Rationing During World War II
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The following is a guest post by Lauren Krauskopf, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She was a double major in government & politics and History at the University of Maryland, College Park. On January 16, 1942, just over one month after the attack on Pearl Harbor ..read more
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New Law Library of Congress Report Examines Pharmaceutical Antitrust Cases
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The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. The Law Library of Congress recently published its report, Pharmaceutical Antitrust Cases, which provides a comparative analysis of antitrust and competition cases concerning the pharmaceutical industry in 12 jurisdictions. The jurisdictions covered by this report include Australia ..read more
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Alchemy and The Act Against Multipliers
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King Henry IV of England forbade transmutation, a principle of alchemy, in the Act Against Multiplication of 1404 ..read more
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Join Us on 1/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Indigenous Governance in the Circumpolar Arctic
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This webinar will be presented by Foreign Law Specialist Michael Chalupovitsch. Michael’s work at the Law Library covers primarily Canada and the Caribbean jurisdictions. Michael holds a J.D. degree in common law from the and an LL.L in civil law from the . Indigenous political structures provide examples of consensus-based governments and co-management of natural resources in collaboration with national governments. The webinar will also touch on the experience of peoples of the Nordic countries, and the Chukotka people of  to In Custodia Legis – it’s free! – to receive interesting posts ..read more
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Congress.gov December 2022 New, Tip, and Top
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In the last release, Andrew highlighted the addition of historical data to Congress.gov in the form of updates to the Dates of Past Sessions page that provides coverage back to March 4, 1789, as well as the addition of Congressional Record – Bound Edition coverage for the 53rd – 55th Congresses (1893-1899). In the latest ..read more
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Get Ready: Favorite Ready Reference Materials at the Law Library of Congress
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This is a guest post by Olivia Kane-Cruz, the current librarian-in-residence at the Law Library of Congress. As the current librarian-in-residence, I am constantly learning from the more experienced legal reference librarians. During my very first week, I had the opportunity to shadow other librarians at the reference desk in the Law Library Reading Room ..read more
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A Holiday Greeting from the Law Librarian of Congress
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This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut. Dear In Custodia Legis readers and Law Library of Congress patrons, colleagues, and friends: As this year comes to a close and we look forward to the new year, I wanted to thank each and every one of you for such unwavering and ..read more
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Law Library of Congress Report Highlights Recent Updates in UK and US Environmental Law
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The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, a legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. Louis has authored several blog posts for In Custodia Legis, including New Acquisition: The Trial of Governor Picton, A Case of Torture in Trinidad, Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts and Looking into the Past: Space Telescopes and the Law of Outer ..read more
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