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Archive: September 2020 (21 Posts)

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October 2020 Law Library Webinars

Posted by: Margaret Wood

Once again we are publishing a brief post with information about the webinars being presented by the Law Library’s Public Services Division staff in October 2020. We have three webinars this month, including an introduction to Congress.gov, the Library’s legislative website. We will continue to publish separate posts about upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law webinars and you …

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The Roman Senate as Precursor of the U.S. Senate

Posted by: Jennifer Davis

The following post is written by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. He has recently written for In Custodia Legis on the Italian Parliamentary Library; Spanish Legal Documents (15th to 19th Century); Recent Legislation Enacted by Italy to Tackle COVID-19; and Italy: A New Silk Road Between Italy and China – the Belt …

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Additional Hearing Transcripts on Congress.gov and Other September Enhancements: New, Tip, and Top

Posted by: Margaret Wood

In our first post about enhancements to Congress.gov this month, Robert wrote about the new committee hearing transcripts being added to Congress.gov. In our second release for this month, we are adding hearing transcripts for five additional Congresses: 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th and 114th Congresses. You will now also be able to access links to hearings …

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Research Guides In Focus – Neighbor Law: A Beginner’s Guide

Posted by: Anna Price

The following is a guest post by Louis Myers, the Law Library’s current Librarian-in-Residence. Now that we have reviewed several research guides on a range of topics, including How to Find Free Case Law Online and Municipal Codes: A Beginner’s Guide, Research Guides in Focus presents another guide, Neighbor Law: A Beginner’s Guide. This guide …

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Join Us for Our Second All-Virtual Herencia Transcribe-a-thon on October 7th!

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

[Click here for the Spanish version of this post/Haz clic aquí para la versión en español.] In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and the release of Phase 2 of our crowdsourcing campaign, Herencia, Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, the Law Library of Congress will be hosting another entirely virtual Transcribe-a-thon on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  This event is in …

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¡Acompáñanos al segundo maratón de transcripciones para nuestra campaña Herencia!

Posted by: Geraldine Davila Gonzalez

[Click here for the English version of this post/Haz clic aquí para la versión en inglés.] En celebración del Mes de la Hispanidad y el lanzamiento de la fase dos de nuestra campaña de “crowdsourcing“, Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents, la Biblioteca Jurídica del Congreso tendrá un segundo maratón de transcripciones completamente virtual el miércoles, 7 de octubre del …

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New Report Discusses US Federal and State Executive Responses to the Coronavirus

Posted by: Anna Price

Nations and jurisdictions across the world have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by varying means. At the Law Library of Congress we have written extensively about this topic, keeping readers updated as events continue to unfold. Most recently, Law Library staff analyzed state and federal executive actions that have been taken across the U.S. related …