Providence Federal Building and Courthouse: Pic of the Week

In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

08/11/2026 11:29 AM EDT

This post is a photo and brief description of the architecture and construction of the Providence Federal Building and Courthouse, and a brief retelling of one of its most famous cases, Fricke v. Lynch (1980).

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