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In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress (Congress.Gov)

• The Homestead Act of 1862 May 20, 2019
  Today marks the 157th anniversary of the Homestead Act becoming law.  For a number of years before the Civil War, there had been interest in allocating public lands in the trans-Mississippi west to individual settlers, but for a variety of reasons, including arguments over the status of slavery in the territories and concerns by Northern […]
  Jim Martin
• Happy World Whisky Day! May 17, 2019
  Tomorrow, May 18, 2019, is World Whisky Day, a day that “celebrates all types of whisky/whiskey and encourages everyone to enjoy whisky responsibly.” As a law blog, there is no better way to celebrate such a day than with a post on a whisky court case! On June 7, 2018, the European Court of Justice […]
  Jenny Gesley
• A Fish, a Baseball, a Song May 16, 2019
  The end of the baseball reserve clause came to major league baseball players as an early Christmas gift on December 23, 1975, when arbitrator Peter Seitz ruled that two players, Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, were eligible to negotiate contracts with any team.  Prior to this time, major league players were bound under the reserve […]
  Jim Martin
• On This Day: Swedish Supreme Court Established 230 Years Ago May 15, 2019
  The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Elin is a prolific blogger and has contributed numerous posts for In Custodia Legis on a variety of legal topics, including 115 Years of Legal Education in Iceland, Raoul Wallenberg – Swedish-American Collaboration in Protection of Hungarian Jews , On the Shelf – Finnish […]
  Geraldine Davila Gonzalez
• Abba, ABBA, EBU, EB Who? Eurovision! May 14, 2019
  The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Elin is a prolific blogger and has contributed numerous posts for In Custodia Legis on a variety of legal topics, including the 70th Anniversary of the Council of Europe and 60th Anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights, […]
  Ruth Levush
• In Full Bloom: Petworth Neighborhood Library — Pic of the Week May 10, 2019
  The following is a guest post by Mirela Savic-Fleming, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress. Every day on my way home, I walk past the two-and-a-half story Georgian Revival Petworth Neighborhood Library.  With the cherry blossom season recently ending, I somewhat nostalgically decided to share a photo that I took in April. The library […]
  Kelly McKenna
• Rare Book Video – Harry Truman’s Law School Notebook May 8, 2019
  Our latest rare book video features a recent Law Library of Congress acquisition, President Harry S. Truman’s law school notebook.    
  Nathan Dorn
• Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top for May 2019 May 6, 2019
  In April, Robert shared that the new “LIVE” icon was added to the homepage when a House committee hearing is streaming. With this month’s release, we have updated our committee profile pages so that when you click on legislation or other items in the list you will then have arrows to take you to the next and previous items […]
  Andrew Weber
• 70th Anniversary of the Council of Europe and 60th Anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights May 3, 2019
  The following is a guest post by Elin Hofverberg, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Elin is a prolific blogger and has contributed numerous posts for In Custodia Legis on a variety of legal topics, including 115 Years of Legal Education in Iceland, Raoul Wallenberg – Swedish-American Collaboration in Protection of Hungarian Jews , On the Shelf […]
  Donna Sokol
• Eisenhower’s Temporary White House May 2, 2019
  If you are visiting in Pennsylvania, you should make a stop at Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg. President and Mrs. Eisenhower gave the house, the farm and the grounds to the United States government in 1967, and after their deaths, the National Park Service opened the site for visitors. President and Mrs. Eisenhower bought this farm […]
  Jennifer Davis