Harris County Law Library
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On September 29, 2021, the Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) announced that an additional 1.2 million marriage licenses are now available on its website, closing a gap in records from 1944 to 2008. So, we thought this would be a good time for a blog post on the types of records available on the HCCO’s website and how to search for them.
Read moreFor those interested in learning about legal advocacy for the advancement of human rights and efforts to expand access to justice worldwide, HeinOnline now features the Open Society Justice Initiative database.
Read moreOctober 6 was a momentous day in the history of the motion picture. In 1889, Thomas Edison, perhaps America’s greatest inventor, displayed the first motion picture, Monkeyshines, a film produced using the kinetograph, a motion picture camera created by Edison’s assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson.
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It’s the First Monday in October, and that can mean only one thing – the Supreme Court is now in session! Plenty of controversial and contentious cases will go before the Court this term, and to help you keep up with developments on the docket, we’re providing a roster of resources. Included are podcasts, blogs, articles, videos, and more created by smart, thoughtful people. They shed light on all things SCOTUS including cases decided in the shadows and on the merits. Commentary may be incisive and thoughtful or critical and jaded, but it’s all interesting. If it’s snark and cynicism you crave or more serious analysis and insight, you will find it here.
Read moreThe Law Library of Congress is offering three webinars through its Legal Research Institute during October, which are described in this blog post. Registration links are included.
Read moreWhat’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.
