Happy Fall! We are excited to announce our October offerings of the Orientation to Legal Research Webinar series. This month, the webinar will focus on U.S. case law and will be followed by another entry in our Introduction to Congress.gov series. The Introduction to Congress.gov webinar is designed to provide a basic introduction to using Congress.gov and other legal sources for research, as well as to offer updates on new features available at the Law Library of Congress and through Congress.gov. For more information and to register, please visit the links below.
We hope you can join us for these informative and exciting webinars!
Orientation to Legal Research: U.S. Case Law
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Content: This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. case law research, including information about the U.S. federal court system, the publication of court opinions, methods for researching case law, and information about locating records and briefs.
Instructor: Louis Myers. Louis holds a B.A. in history from Kent State University, a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from Kent State University.
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Congress.gov Webinar
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
Content: This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will be highlighted.
Instructors: Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer. Barbara is the bibliographic and research instruction librarian at the Law Library. She holds a B.A. in history from Duke University, a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and a Master of Science in library and information science specializing in law librarianship from Catholic University. Robert is the chief of the Law Library’s Office of External Relations. He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Kentucky, a J.D. from Wayne State University, and a Master of Library Science from Florida State University.
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To learn about other upcoming classes on domestic and foreign law topics, visit the Legal Research Institute. Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or [email protected].
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