September 30 marks the feast day of St. Jerome, the patron saint of Libraries, Librarians, and Archivists. Fr. Bernard Knapke offered the blessing and we were joined by Mullen librarians, and law school faculty and staff.
The DuFour Law Library would like to thank all those that joined us this morning for the Blessing of the Libraries
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.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The United States Constitution is perhaps the most well known document from the history of the United States, having laid the foundation of the new republic of the United States and remains the most important document to the republic. Over the years it has been amended a total of twenty-seven times with the first ten comprising the Bill of Rights which ratified in 1791, with the latest one being ratified in 1992, but since then has remained static. In honor of the most important document of the land Constitution day has been officially celebrated on September 17th since 2004, with the dual observance of Citizenship Day as well.
Constitution Day means something different for everyone, whether it's celebrating the cementing of “the great experiment” into the nation we know today, a celebration of the guaranteed universal rights listed in the Bill of Rights, or acknowledging the revolutionary Founding Fathers of our country who penned the document. Regardless of how you celebrate, the importance and centrality of the document is universally agreed upon to be the foundation of the rights that Americans enjoy and celebrate year by year.
Come by the library reference room and get a free pocket Constitution! They are available in the reference room, on Wednesday September 17th from 10am to 6pm. (While supplies last!)
Check bit.ly/CSLclosure for more info.
The DuFour Law Library will be CLOSED for remediation on
Friday, September 12th
Saturday, September 13th
Sunday, September 14th
may also be closed on
Monday, September 15th
While the library is closed there will be no access to the library's physical space or collection.
Please plan ahead if you will need access to course reserve materials during this time.
Welcome back to the law library!
A collection of recommended reading is currently on display in the library lobby. It features practical advice, inspirational works, and additional titles focused on law school success. Visit Collections for more titles about starting and succeeding in your law school journey. All of the featured books are available for check out.
The display and Collections link will be available through the end of September. Library guides about Academic Success and 1L & New Student Survival Guide are always available.
First year and returning students - Sign up for a 15 minute tour of the Law Library and see what resources are available to you throughout your Law School experience. The tour will cover the physical space and collection of the library, as well as highlighting electronic and digital resources on the library's website. Spaces are limited, so register for a spot on the tour!
Both in-person and Zoom tours available. The in-person tour may include walking up one flight of stairs in the library. Please let us know if you have any accommodation needs.
Please email csl-ref@cua.edu with any questions.
The law library will have the new 22nd edition available for in-library use this fall.
Ask about Course Reserves at the circulation desk.
Check out the various resources for law students to prepare for and use during their summer employment. Including resources from Lexis+ and Westlaw:
Congratulations, graduates! The law library wishes you every success.
On October 6th the Supreme Court began its 2025-2026 term. A collection of recent publications regarding the Supreme Court makes up our display in the library lobby, covering topics from Natural Law to COVID-19, and is available and updated through October 2025. This collection and additional digital resources are available online.