Before 1952, U.S. immigration policy was haphazard—many laws existed, but they weren’t consolidated, and they were based on discriminatory quotas. In this edition of Secrets of the Serial Set, we examine the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952.
In honor of March Madness and Women’s History Month, we’re using HeinOnline, and especially our Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) database, to alley-oop into the fascinating history of women’s basketball.
Many of us know the names of Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Harriet Tubman, but there are countless other women who have played significant roles in advancing women’s rights and social status throughout history.
Last Friday, March 3, was National Anthem Day in the United States. Why is that, you may ask? Well, March 3, 1931 was the day that “The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key was officially designated the national anthem.
We’re going to bring you some of the most bizarre hidden gems you can stumble across in your research. Let’s take a look at some of HeinOnline’s little-known treasures that our employees have found throughout the years
It’s hard to imagine the days when traveling across the country didn’t take hours, or days, but rather months. Horses and boats are not the most efficient means of travel, but they are all Americans had—until the railroads.
Fallout from Ticketmaster’s disastrous handling of Taylor Swift’s latest tour was…swift. But this isn’t the first time Ticketmaster has found itself in regulatory hot water.
President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday, December 13 in order to protect the recognition of same-sex marriage. But what exactly does the act entail, and what does it mean—and not mean—for Americans?
At the turn of the 20th century, oil and mineral rights made the Osage Nation “the richest people in the world.” Their wealth stoked greed and festered envy–and led to murder.
It’s no surprise that the path to indigenous peoples gaining citizenship and suffrage in America—a land they inhabited centuries before white Europeans—was hard-won. Using HeinOnline’s U.S. Congressional Serial Set, we take a look at this journey.
