Yesterday I presented on all areas of the Law Library of Congress at the Association of American Laws Schools Field Trip to the Library. It was a role reversal for me. In law school I spent many hours listening to law professors; yesterday they listened to me. Before I was introduced, our Robert Newlen snapped …
Our little website is seventeen years old today! Just like most teenagers it can be a little temperamental at times, but we still love our baby. I find its history quite interesting. Andrew’s Time Capsule and Starting Point posts provided a unique view of THOMAS when it launched on January 5, 1995. But what happened before then? In …
The Holiday season flew by again this year. It truly is my favourite time of the year. When not frantically cooking or wrapping gifts, I always spend a part of my time feeling a bit homesick. I compensate for this by watching Masterpiece Classics on PBS; although, there are only so many period dramas I can …
Today is a big day for the Law Library of Congress. David Mao is taking over as the Law Librarian of Congress from Roberta Shaffer. It wasn’t that long ago that he was appointed Deputy Law Librarian of Congress. Our avid In Custodia Legis readers might remember David from his interview or previous guest post on Rebellious Children …
We have now completed our first full calendar year of In Custodia Legis. Our team of bloggers covers current legal trends and subjects from around the world so you never know what the next topic of a post will be. But I can tell you what the most popular posts of the past year were. To …