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Law Library of Congress Studies on Firearms, Weapons, and Gun Control

Posted by: Ruth Levush

A search of legal reports produced by the Law Library of Congress has identified multiple reports on gun laws around the world. The reports date back to the early 1960s, reflecting the interest in the topics of “firearms” OR “weapons” OR “gun control” OR “weapons industry” by Law Library of Congress patrons over the years. …

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National Library Week – These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things

Posted by: Kelly Goles

We celebrate many commemorative days, weeks, and holidays at the Law Library of Congress, from Public Service Recognition Week to Constitution Day. One week that is particularly dear to our hearts is National Library Week. Each April, libraries across America celebrate the important work of libraries and librarians, and the countless ways in which they …

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Join Our Newest Crowdsourcing Campaign: Historical Legal Reports from the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Calling all students of history, government, law, public policy, international relations, and other interested members of the public – help us expand access to hundreds of previously unreleased legal reports and other publications from the Law Library of Congress dating back to the 1940s! We are excited to launch our second crowdsourcing campaign with By …

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Plant and Animal Quarantining in United States Legal History

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

The following is a guest post by Kathryn Gstalder, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student in the Master of Library & Information Science Program at Wayne State University. The word “quarantine” has broad legal implications. Relating to agriculture, Indigenous peoples, public health, …

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Most Viewed Global Legal Monitor Articles of 2017

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

At the beginning of every year, many of us take a moment or two to assess the previous year and make resolutions for the next one.  Here at the Law Library of Congress, we are no different; we review our products and make plans to improve them.  This includes the Global Legal Monitor (GLM), an …

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Top 15 Articles from the Enhanced GLM

Posted by: Donna Sokol

The Global Legal Monitor (GLM), one of the Law Library of Congress’s premier online sources, published 473 articles in 2015 covering legal developments from around the world on a variety of issues, particularly parliamentary acts and court decisions. When writing for the Global Legal Monitor, we try to focus on issues that we believe will interest our readers.  One of the …

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Law Relating to Refugee Rights – Global Legal Collection Highlights

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Connie Johnson, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  It is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series, in which we publish posts about materials in the Law Library’s collection related to particular topics or jurisdictions. December 10 was international Human Rights Day.  …