The Bar Exam: Then and Now
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
This post looks at some examples of bar exam questions from yesteryear.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Law Library
Category: Collections
Protecting Bat Species in Europe and at Home – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
While traveling through Europe, Bailey encounters a small bat (from a distance) in a Czech castle. Though not royalty, the bat has its own protections under a European agreement known as EUROBATS, as well as federal and state protections here in the the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library, Pic of the Week
Foreign Legal Gazette Collection – Spring 2024 Recap
Posted by: Jennifer González
This spring, the Law Library of Congress added two new foreign legal gazette collections to our website, namely Panama and Czechia, and also released a new Bite-Sized Legal Research Tutorial featuring guidance to researchers on how to use the Foreign Legal Gazettes Guide.
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An Interview with Janeris Jackson, a Public Services Assistant at the Law Library of Congress
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post is an interview with Janeris Jackson, a Public Services Assistant at the Law Library of Congress.
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Fight for the Line: IDLA Annual Border Crossing
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This July, the Indian Defense League of America (IDLA) and local community members will cross the border at Niagara Falls. This event is an annual celebration of the rights of all Indigenous peoples of North America to cross the border between Canada and the United States freely. Indigenous people lived, worked, and socialized throughout the …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Upcoming US Law Webinars – August 2024
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post introduces the upcoming U.S. Law webinars offered in the month of Augustin 2024 by the Law Library of Congress.
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Guide to Law Online Nations Completed!
Posted by: Anna Price
A post celebrating the completion of a years-long project converting the Guide to Law Online nations pages into research guides.
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Finding the Civil Code in French-Speaking Jurisdictions Worldwide
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
There are 29 independent jurisdictions where French is an official language. A new map shows how the civil code applies in these jurisdictions.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Bite-Sized Legal Research Tutorial: Foreign Legal Gazettes Guide
Posted by: Stephen Mayeaux
Announcing a new video tutorial on using the Law Library's Foreign Legal Gazettes Guide to navigate the Library's gazette collections.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Research Guide