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Watch a Recording of Our 2022 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence

Posted by: Kelly Goles

On October 27th, we held the 2022 Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence. This year, Dr. Jeffrey Stout was our featured speaker, presenting his lecture titled “The Tree of Democratic Liberty.” About the Kellogg Lecture The Kellogg Biennial Lecture in Jurisprudence presents the most distinguished contributors to international jurisprudence, judged through writings, reputation, and broad and …

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Upcoming US Law Webinars – January 2023

Posted by: Kelly Goles

As we ring in 2023, the Law Library is excited to welcome researchers back to our webinar series on U.S. legal research. Our first class of the new year will provide an overview of U.S. case law research. The second webinar will be an orientation to the collections of the Law Library, with a focus …

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Watch a Recording of Our 2022 Constitution Day Event

Posted by: Kelly Goles

On September 14, we held our annual Constitution Day event. This year’s event featured Harvard Law School William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus Mark Tushnet in an interview with University of Virginia School of Law Dean Risa Goluboff. Professor Tushnet and Dean Goluboff discussed Professor Tushnet’s book on the Hughes-era United States Supreme Court, The Hughes Court: …

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“Join In: Voluntary Associations in America” Opens at Live at the Library on December 15, 2022

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

The United States has often been called “a nation of joiners.” For nearly three centuries, Americans have created and joined voluntary associations to pursue their shared goals and to meet the needs of their communities. Even today, voluntary associations are ubiquitous in American society, occupying a central place in the social and communal lives of …

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Join Us for a Webinar on Recently Published Reports from the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Kelly Goles

On November 17, 2022, at 2 p.m. EST, the Legal Research Institute of the Law Library of Congress will present the latest installment in its Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series. The webinar will provide an overview of recently published Law Library research reports, covering timely topics such as Investment Migration Programs of Visa Waiver Program …

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Upcoming US Law Webinars – November 2022

Posted by: Kelly Goles

This November, our Orientation to Law Library Collections webinar will feature a special appearance by the staff of the Witkin State Law Library, California State Library as part of our state law libraries outreach project. The purpose of the state law libraries outreach project is to strengthen the ties between the Law Library of Congress …

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Join Us on 10/20 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Pakistan’s Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events & Disasters

Posted by: Kelly Goles

Join us on October 20 at 2 p.m. EDT for our next foreign, comparative, and international law webinar titled, “Pakistan’s Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events & Disasters.” Please register here. This past summer, nearly one-third of Pakistan was struck by floods caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains and melting glacier …

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Join Us for Constitution Day 2022 – The Hughes Court: From Progressivism to Pluralism, 1930 to 1941

Posted by: Robert Brammer

We hope you can join us in-person or online for our annual Constitution Day event on September 14 at 3pm EDT in the Library’s Jefferson Building, room LJ119. This event will feature Harvard Law School William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus Mark Tushnet in an interview with University of Virginia School of Law Dean Risa …