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Archive: July 2020 (25 Posts)

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Congress.gov: Midway Through 2020

Posted by: Andrew Weber

It occurred to me that with today’s release we are now midway through 2020. I thought it would be nice to take a step back and review the enhancements that we have made with Congress.gov so far this year. For our first release in early January, we added the ability to link directly to a section …

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Join Us for Our Next Orientation to Legal Research Series Webinar, Tracing Federal Regulations, on July 16, 2020, at 11:00 AM EDT

Posted by: Barbara Bavis

The Law Library of Congress’s next offering in its Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series will focus on the laws created by the Executive Branch of the U.S. federal government—rules and regulations. In the “Tracing Federal Regulations” webinar, scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., attendees will learn about the notice-and-comment …

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STARTING TODAY! Participate in our Herencia Review Challenge

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

[Click here for the Spanish version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en español.] This week, the Law Library of Congress challenges you to help improve access to our unique collection of historic Spanish legal materials, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, through the Library’s crowdsourcing platform, By the People (BTP). Our goal by the …

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¡COMENZANDO HOY! Participa en nuestro reto de revisión de Herencia

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

[Click here for the English version of this post / Haz clic aquí para la versión en inglés.] Esta semana, la Biblioteca Jurídica del Congreso te invita a ayudarnos a mejorar el acceso a nuestra colección única de documentos jurídico-históricos de España, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, a través de la plataforma de crowdsourcing …

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Happy Fourth of July – What Did the British Think about the Declaration of Independence?

Posted by: Robert Brammer

This post is coauthored by Nathan Dorn, rare book curator, and Robert Brammer, chief of the Office of External Relations The Fourth of July is a perfect time to read the Declaration of Independence that not only heralded the American Revolution, but also provided the most powerful and enduring formulation of the American aspirations for freedom and equality. …