An Interview with Jai-Len Williams, Foreign Law Intern
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Today's blog post is an interview with Jai-Len Williams, a foreign law intern at the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Global Law, Interview, Law Library
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The Life and Trial of Anne Bonny
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Today's blog post is a guest post by Law Library of Congress intern, Esther, which describes the life and trials of pirate Anne Bonny.
Posted in: Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library
FALQs: Canada and the Monarchy
Posted by: Kelly Goles
A look at some of the frequently asked legal questions regarding Canada and the Monarchy
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News, Law Library
Joshua Montefiore, First Jewish Author to Publish a Law Book in America
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses Joshua Montefiore, the first Jewish person to publish a law book in the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Jewish American History
Moses Levy, First Jewish Attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan discusses the life of Moses Levy, the first Jewish person to practice law in Pennsylvania.
Posted in: In the News, Jewish American History, Law Library
Join Us on October 22 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “World Trends in Elections and Campaign Financing Regulation”
Posted by: Ruth Levush
In recent months we have witnessed major changes in many areas, particularly following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Law Library of Congress Legal Research Institute’s Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series, we will be presenting a webinar on global developments in election and campaign finance laws, both before and during the pandemic. …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library
An Interview with Peter Quinn, Writer-Editor
Posted by: Tynesha Hubbard
Today’s interview is with Peter Quinn, a Writer-Editor in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in New York City but spent most of my childhood on the south shore of Long Island in the village of Bellport. It’s a waterfront community that survives on revenue from …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
On the Shelf: Caribbean Collection Items
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The Caribbean is a term for the area that comprises nearly twenty-five sovereign territories, overseas departments, and dependencies in the Caribbean Sea basin. The U.N. Statistical Division and the CIA World Factbook recognize the Caribbean as a distinct geographical subregion for statistical and economic purposes. Historically, the Caribbean has not generated much legal material compared …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Browse Law Library of Congress Content by Jurisdiction
Posted by: Andrew Weber
We recently started to do some user testing on our website, Law.gov. It has been interesting to listen to the feedback because I know the answers and sometimes people are close but miss what I can clearly see. I’m sitting in my office occasionally saying things to the screen (while my phone is muted). I have sat …
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