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Archive: September 2022 (19 Posts)

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An Interview with Sarah Friedman, A Presidential Management Fellow at the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Today’s interview is with Sarah Friedman, a Presidential Management Fellow working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where I was always just a short drive away from the beach and many beautiful coastal New England towns. Growing up, my …

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Law Library of Congress Report Examines Economic Espionage Laws in Selected Countries

Posted by: Ruth Levush

A recently published Law Library of Congress report, Economic Espionage Laws, “addresses economic espionage laws and the regulation of fraudulent filing of corporate, import-export, and banking documentation” in sixteen countries. The report consists of a comparative summary followed by individual country surveys for sixteen countries. The countries surveyed are Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Israel, …

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Upcoming US Law Webinars – October 2022

Posted by: Anna Price

Spooky season approaches! For some, part of October will be spent gearing up for Halloween and Día de Muertos. Others may be excited about the cooler weather and fall recipes. Maybe “pumpkin spice season” will be observed where you live. Regardless of your October plans, we hope you make time to join us for some …

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The Complex Origins of Western Legal Traditions

Posted by: Heather Casey

A few months ago, I read an absolutely fascinating book on early human societies, “The Dawn of Everything.” Co-authored by David Graeber and David Wengrow, this book offers a critique of popular views on western civilization and the traditional narratives of mankind’s linear development from primitivism to civilization. It is a long book, but I …

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Improved Accessibility for Global Legal Monitor Articles

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Global Legal Monitor is a publication of the Law Library of Congress that covers legal news and developments from around the world. In an effort to ensure the Global Legal Monitor is accessible to all of our patrons, we have added ReadSpeaker to each article. After you select an article, just click "listen to this page" at the top, left-hand side of the screen to have the article read aloud to you.

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Introducing the Congress.gov API

Posted by: Margaret Wood

Today we are introducing the beta Congress.gov API. We are very excited about this release and a great deal of hard work, behind the scenes has gone on this year to enable this to happen.

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Mexico City’s Desagüe of 1607: From an Island to a Water Crisis

Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux

The following is a guest post by Grislean Palacios, who served as a summer 2022 remote intern transcribing and researching documents in the Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents crowdsourcing campaign at the Law Library of Congress. Special thanks to Francisco Macías for translation and analysis assistance. The Herencia Crowdsourcing Campaign collection includes historic documents dealing with criminal cases, real …