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Posted by: Jennifer González
A brief history of how the promotion of homespun clothing in the American colonies traces its origin to resistance on the part of colonists to several British laws that required the taxation of imported goods.
Posted in: Law Library
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 …
Posted in: Event, Global Law, Law Library, Legal Reports
Posted by: Anna Price
The following is a guest post by Sarah Friedman, a Presidential Management Fellow working in the Public Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. I recently joined the Law Library of Congress for a developmental detail as part of the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program. I have benefited from a number of early career …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Goles
Exploring the newly published Law Library report on the Development of Laws on Abortion, Genetic Consultation and Assisted Reproduction from 1945 in Eleven Countries
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library, Legal Reports
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
Posted by: Jennifer González
An introduction to the fall 2022 fall cohort of remote interns working on the metadata for foreign legal gazettes.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This post addresses the powers and duties associated with the position as Speaker of Parliament in Sweden.
Posted in: Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQ), Global Law, In the News, Law Library
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 …
Posted in: Event, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the life, significant achievements and impact of the work of Emma Tenayuca, labor organizer and teacher.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library