200th Anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Address to Congress
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post marks the 200th anniversary of the special address to Congress by Marquis de Lafayette.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Category: Guest Post
The Coroner’s Court, Westminster, London : Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today's Picture of the Week post by collection specialist, Alexander, discusses the origin and function of the Coroner's Court in the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Pic of the Week
An Interview with Foreign Law Intern at the Law Library of Congress, CH Seng Myaw
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog interview is with foreign law intern, CH Seng Myaw, who works with foreign law specialist, Sayuri Umeda in the Global Legal Research Directorate.
Posted in: Guest Post, Interview, Law Library
Modernizing Congressional Data – House Legislation and Amendments on Congress.gov
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, legislative data specialist Andrew from the Congressional Research Service brings us a post on modernizing Congressional data as it pertains to House legislation and Amendments on Congress.gov.
Posted in: Collections, Congress, Education, Guest Post
FALQs: German Government Formation – Votes of No Confidence and Snap Elections
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This FALQ post provides information on government formation, snap elections, and votes of no confidence in Germany.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, Guest Post, In the News
A Short History of the First Native American Women Lawyers and Judges in the United States
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights a brief overview of some of the first Native American women lawyers and judges in the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Post, Law Library, Native Americans, Women's History
Join Us on 11/21 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled “Review of Law Library of Congress Research Reports Published in 2024”
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the final Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar for 2024. The webinar will review the most popular legal reports published by the Law Library of Congress in 2024.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library, Legal Reports
Whose Time is it Anyway? A Brief History of Standardized Time Zones in the United States
Posted by: Jennifer González
This blog post summarizes the history of standardized time zones in the United States, including their development, implementation, and eventual codification as law.
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
How a House Becomes Legally Haunted: Stambovsky v. Ackley, The “Ghostbuster” Ruling
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post explores how houses can be legally deemed haunted and how that impacts the process of selling a "haunted house."
Posted in: Education, Guest Post, Law Library