A Holiday Greeting from the Law Librarian of Congress
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today, the Law Librarian of Congress, Aslihan Bulut, has a holiday greeting for our wonderful In Custodia Legis patrons.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post
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Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – September 2023
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Join us in September for two U.S. Law Webinars hosted by the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Law Library, Event, Education
A Congress.gov Interview with David Revzin, Legislative Data Specialist
Posted by: Andrew Weber
Today's interview is with David Revzin, a legislative data specialist in the Congressional Research Service.
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Historic Fairfield, CT – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Heather Casey
A couple of weeks ago, I made a trip to Fairfield, Connecticut, to visit family. While there, I took the opportunity to stop by one of Fairfield’s historic districts. Fairfield is a quintessential New England coastal town, and some of its buildings date back to before the American Revolution, while many more date to just …
Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week
Join Us on 5/18 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, “E-Governance and E-Voting in the Baltic States: Leaders of E-Transformation”
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Join legal research analyst Iana Fremer on May 18 at 2:00pm for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on E-Governance and E-Voting in the Baltic States.
Posted in: Law Library, Global Law, Guest Post, Education
Escaping Slavery: The Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog article tells the stories of two enslaved people, Thomas Sims and Anthony Burns, that escape in Boston, Massachusetts, and become fugitive slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Posted in: Law Library, Guest Post, African American History
The Most Viewed Legal Research Reports and Global Legal Monitor Articles of 2022
Posted by: Kelly Goles
A look at the most viewed global legal monitor posts and legal research reports
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Global Law, In the News
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, …
Posted in: Global Law
Land Claims Cases of Indigenous Nations in New York
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes two land claims cases heard before the Supreme Court: FPC v. Tuscarora Indian Nation and County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York.
Posted in: Law Library, Collections, Native Americans