Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – March 2024
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post promotes the new features added to Congress.gov in March of 2024.
Posted in: Congress
Archive: 2024 (192 Posts)
New Law Library Reports on Asylum and Migration Law Published
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog posts introduces the newly published Law Library reports "Australia: Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers" and "European Union: New Pact on Migration and Asylum."
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office Spurs Possible Law Change
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presence of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom; and 100 Year Anniversary …
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
Congressional Globe in the News and Our Plan for Ongoing Modernization of the Globe
Posted by: Andrew Weber
As you some of you may know, the Congressional Globe is one of the many historical document treasures that is part of the legacy Century of Lawmaking website. The Globe, as it is usually called, contains the congressional debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73). The Congress.gov team has been working on a multi-phase modernization of the content on this website which includes Congressional Legislation, Annals of Congress, the Globe, and Register of Debates as well as Senate, House, and Executive Journals.
Posted in: Congress
Join us on 3/28 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Firearms Legislation in Brazil and Mexico”
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights the upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law webinar on firearms legislation in Mexico and Brazil on March 28 at 2:00 PM EST.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
A Cause for Celebration: Federal Holidays and Observances Part 2
Posted by: Jennifer González
This article describes federal observances created by Congress and Presidents, how they are different from legal public holidays, and examples of well-known and unique observances.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
A Cause for Celebration: Federal Holidays and Observances Part 1
Posted by: Jennifer González
This article describes federal observances created by Congress and Presidents, how they are different from legal public holidays, and examples of well-known and unique observances.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
New Law Library Reading Room Display Highlights Children’s Books About Women of the Supreme Court
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Sarah discusses a display of children’s books about the six women who have served as justices of the United States Supreme Court.
Posted in: Collections, Federal Judiciary, Law Library, Women's History
Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report titled, “Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation”
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is a guest post by foreign law specialist Gustavo Guerra that examines the newly published legal report titled, "Selected Issues in Biotechnology Regulation."
Posted in: Collections, Education, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports