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Posted by: Jennifer González
This winter, the Law Library of Congress celebrated a significant milestone for the foreign legal gazettes collection with over 30,000 gazette issues now available online. Additionally, we added three new foreign legal gazette collections for Argentina, Chile, and Rwanda.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The Law Library of Congress recently published a report on the options for, and restrictions on, the use of excess embryos created through IVF in nine jurisdictions: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Posted in: Global Law, In the News, Law Library
Posted by: Jenny Gesley
This blog post is an interview with Sarah Bandini, a foreign law intern working with Foreign Law Specialist Jenny Gesley in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
A peculiar street sign in DC leads to the discovery of DC's official dinosaur - and the later laws that came into effect in order to protect future findings.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer González
In fall 2023, the Law Library of Congress added foreign legal gazettes for the countries of Grenada, Italy, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today on the blog, we reflect on the top ten most-viewed Global Legal Monitor articles and Legal Research Reports produced by the Law Library of Congress in 2023.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Ruth Levush
Law Library report on "Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors" Published. It provides information on the laws that apply to the protection and restrictions on eligibility for asylum for unaccompanied minors.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library
Posted by: Heather Casey
When I was a kid, I would visit my grandparents in El Paso, Texas, every summer. One of the things I most looked forward to during these visits was crossing the Rio Grande and visiting the markets of Juárez, Mexico. Of all the sights and sounds within the bustling markets, the colorful pottery stalls stood …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Robert Brammer
This post promotes a book talk with Shaylyn Romney Garrett and Robert Putnam that will take place on July 20th at the Library of Congress. The name of their book is, "The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again."
Posted in: Event, Law Library