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Women's History Month

"In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month.

HeinOnline Women and the Law Database

This database"brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law. This unique collection of materials provides a convenient platform for users to research the progression of women's roles and rights over the past 200 years. Also included are more than 70 titles from Emory University Law School's Feminism and Legal Theory Project which provide a platform to view the effect of law and culture on women."

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New York Times Digital Subscription - it's free from the law library

You may have recently received an email from the New York Times about your complimentary digital subscription.Did you know that access to nytimes.com is available to all CUA law faculty and students? Students must use their cua.edu email address to login. Faculty must use their law.edu email address to login. To start using, click "login" and then “forgot your password” on nytimes.com. Contact csl-ref@cua.edu with questions....

Notary Public Now Available

This past summer, the Law Library began offering a notary public service for members of the Catholic Law School community. The notary public can assist with the notarization of signatures on select documents. A non-expired government ID such as a driver’s license, passport, or military card is required at the time of the appointment.To make an appointment with the Library's notary public please use this scheduling service....

A New Look to Our Web Site

In response to last semester's Student Survey, the Law Library staff spent time this past summer redesigning our website. The new look to the site attempts to increase the visibility of the most requested resources and services. Please let us know if you encounter any issues with the new look or have suggestions for how we can improve it.If you would like to see how the Law Library's website has changed since it's first iteration in 1997, we have captured it's evolution in this library guide. ...

New Student Spaces in the Library

In response to last semester's Student Survey, the Law Library has now made available a number of new student spaces. This includes three new drop-in study rooms (Rooms 323, 324 and 427) which are intended for short study periods. These rooms are located across from the restrooms on the 3rd and 4th floors respectively and can not be reserved.The Law Library has also added a student “Zoom Room” (Room 227). The “Zoom Room,” located in the hallway on the second floor, must be reserved and is intended for students who need to conduct a virtual interview or videoconference. The room comes equipped with a desktop computer, speakers, and a camera, however students may use their own devices....