Blog Archives
Guide to GW Law History
At times, the Law Library receives questions about the Law School’s past. To assist with these questions, the Library has created a new guide, GW Law School History. Use links on the left side of the guide to navigate its contents. Icons next to a title link...
The Black Press
In honor of Black History month, the Jacob Burns Law Library has mounted a display about the Black Press. Newspapers, magazines, and other media made by Black people for the consumption of Black audiences are known as the Black Press. With its origins in antebellum...
Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace, stressing personal accountability and the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity. Find out how...
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week brings together libraries, booksellers, publishers and others interested in the freedom to read and to share ideas, even those that may be unpopular. The theme for 2021 is "Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us." The Office of Intellectual...
Magna Carta
At Runnymeade, King John signed the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215. The document was negotiated between the King and Barons of England after the Barons rebelled against increased taxes to fund the King's wars in France to retake lands lost to the King of France. ...
Freedom of Information Day
March 16 is Freedom of Information Day, celebrated during Sunshine Week. The date was chosen because it is the birth date of James Madison, considered the author of the Constitution who championed open government. Sunshine Week - Your Right to Know - is organized...
Celebrating Black History Month: Researching Racism
racism (1903) 1. The belief that some races are inherently superior to other races. 2. Unfair treatment of people, often including violence against them, because they belong to a different race from one's own. — racist, adj. & n. (Black's Law Dictionary (11th...
The Pursuit of Justice in Environmental and Energy Law
This past year GW Law celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of its Environmental and Energy Program which seeks to provide the next generation of environmental and energy lawyers with tools to deal with challenges facing the environment and its...
The Nash & Cibinic Government Contracts Collection
The Nash & Cibinic collection encompassed seven titles focusing on different aspects of U.S. government contracts law. The series was the brainchild of GW Law Professors Ralph Nash and John Cibinic, after finding practitioners were using their continuing...
Month of Macabre
October is one of my favorite months at the law library as it allows us to explore some of the stranger topics that the law covers. From Zombies and the Law to the Salem Witch Trials, we have examined areas of law that get a bit less attention than Torts or...
