This is a guest post by the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut.
I want to thank you for your continued support of the Law Library of Congress during these challenging times. Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, the Law Library has continued to fulfill its mission to serve Congress and the American public.
This calendar year, the Law Library responded to over 500 research requests from Congress and provided assistance to congressional offices, legislative branch agencies, the Supreme Court and federal courts, federal executive departments and agencies, state and local governments, and the public in more than 9,500 reference transactions. Foreign law specialists from the Global Legal Research Directorate provided members of Congress with reports related to timely legislative issues on a variety of topics. The topic of the reports ranged from the “Taxation of cryptocurrency block rewards in selected jurisdictions” to the “Belt and Road Initiative.” Many of the reports are available to the public on the Law Library’s website, Law.gov. The Law Library staff also authored 387 articles on legal developments around the world for the Global Legal Monitor and 245 posts for In Custodia Legis.
