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The Jacob Burns Law Library is among the largest and most prestigious academic law libraries in the United States. It offers a research collection rich in the historic and contemporary legal materials of America, as well as international and comparative materials. The Law Library's holdings of more than 700,000 volumes (and equivalents) and its wide range of electronic resources provide researcher

New Book Chapter by Professor Paul Schiff Berman 06/03/2026

New Book Chapter by Professor Paul Schiff Berman

Paul Schiff Berman, Do We Still Believe in Process? Democracy and the Fundamental Value of Dialog Across Difference, in Is Democracy Doomed? 17 (Austin Sarat ed., Emerald Publ’g, forthcoming 2026).

New Book Chapter by Professor Paul Schiff Berman Paul Schiff Berman, Do We Still Believe in Process? Democracy and the Fundamental Value of Dialog Across Difference, in Is Democracy Doomed? 17 (Austin Sarat ed., Emerald Publ’g, forthcoming 2…

New Opinion by Professor Sara C. Bronin 06/02/2026

New Opinion by Professor Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin, Opinion, Better Zoning Data Could Strengthen Illinois Housing Reforms, Crain’s Chi. Bus. (Mar. 16, 2026, at 11:11 CT),

New Opinion by Professor Sara C. Bronin Sara C. Bronin, Opinion, Better Zoning Data Could Strengthen Illinois Housing Reforms, Crain’s Chi. Bus. (Mar. 16, 2026, at 11:11 CT),

New Book Review by Professor Robert Cottrol 05/30/2026

New Book Review by Professor Robert Cottrol

Robert J. Cottrol, Civil Rights: The Private Law Foundation, 33 Rechtsgeschichte - Legal Hist. 218 (2025) (reviewing Dylan Penningroth, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights (2023)).

New Book Review by Professor Robert Cottrol Robert J. Cottrol, Civil Rights: The Private Law Foundation, 33 Rechtsgeschichte – Legal Hist. 218 (2025) (reviewing Dylan Penningroth, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil …

New Opinion by Professor Jonathan Turley 05/29/2026

New Opinion by Professor Jonathan Turley

Jonathan Turley, Opinion, Kamala Harris Backs Radical Plan to Block Trump SCOTUS Picks, Fox News (Apr. 4, 2026, at 10:10 ET),

New Opinion by Professor Jonathan Turley Jonathan Turley, Opinion, Kamala Harris Backs Radical Plan to Block Trump SCOTUS Picks, Fox News (Apr. 4, 2026, at 10:10 ET),

New Book Review by Professor Laura A. Dickinson 05/28/2026

New Book Review by Professor Laura A. Dickinson

Laura A. Dickinson, Privatization and the National Security Constitution Review, 16 J. Nat’l Sec. L. & Pol’y 185 (2026) (reviewing Harold Hongju Koh, The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century (2024)).

New Book Review by Professor Laura A. Dickinson Laura A. Dickinson, Privatization and the National Security Constitution Review, 16 J. Nat’l Sec. L. & Pol’y 185 (2026) (reviewing Harold Hongju Koh, The National Security Constitution in the 2…

05/28/2026

Finally getting some sun after all these rainy days! ☀️

New Article by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson 05/27/2026

New Article by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Everything-Everywhere Searches and the Geofence Puzzle, 2 Geo. Wash. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2026).

New Article by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Everything-Everywhere Searches and the Geofence Puzzle, 2 Geo. Wash. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2026).

New Article by Professor Naomi Schoenbaum 05/26/2026

New Article by Professor Naomi Schoenbaum

Naomi Schoenbaum, Information Regulation as Antidiscrimination, 60 U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026).

New Article by Professor Naomi Schoenbaum Naomi Schoenbaum, Information Regulation as Antidiscrimination, 60 U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026).

New Article by Professor Emily Hammond 05/25/2026

New Article by Professor Emily Hammond

Emily Hammond, The Limits – And the Creativity Challenge – of Industrial Policy for Climate and Justice, 55 Env’t L. 539 (2025).

New Article by Professor Emily Hammond Emily Hammond, The Limits – And the Creativity Challenge – of Industrial Policy for Climate and Justice, 55 Env’t L. 539 (2025).

05/25/2026

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716 20th Street NW
Washington D.C., DC
20052

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 11:45pm
Tuesday 8am - 11:45pm
Wednesday 8am - 11:45pm
Thursday 8am - 11:45pm
Friday 8am - 11:45pm
Saturday 9am - 11:45pm
Sunday 9am - 11:45pm