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Posted by: Kelly Goles
Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present a webinar on U.S. federal statutes. This webinar will provide an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions. Also in June, Law Library staff will host a webinar discussing …
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Posted by: Anna Price
We regularly publish blog posts on court decisions both new and old, as well as foreign and multinational cases and courts. If you are interested in learning more about strategies legal researchers use to find court cases and materials, please join us for next month’s U.S. Law webinar on case law research. Webinar attendees will …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
The Law Library of Congress’s next offering in its Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series will focus on the rules and regulations created by the executive branch of the U.S. federal government. In the “Tracing Federal Regulations” webinar, attendees will learn about the notice-and-comment rulemaking process, particularly the publication and citation of federal regulations. Also in April, Law …
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Posted by: Anna Price
In March, we are introducing a new addition to our orientation to legal research webinars. To date, this series has included recurring classes on navigating legal resources from the U.S. government’s three branches: statutes, administrative laws, and court opinions. Our new class on federal legislative history will offer a deeper dive into a bill’s lifecycle, and …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present a webinar on U.S. federal statutes. This webinar will provide an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions. Also in February, Law Library staff will host a …
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Posted by: Anna Price
As we ring in 2022, 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, including an introduction to the concepts of precedent and stare decisis, the lifecycle of a court case, …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
In November, the Law Library of Congress will present webinars on federal statutes and an orientation to the Law Library’s collections. Attendees at the federal statutes webinar will have the opportunity to learn about the legislative process and how to trace federal statutes from their publication in the U.S. Code to their origins as bills. …
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Posted by: Anna Price
Next month, the Law Library of Congress will present a webinar on researching federal case law. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about historic American legal traditions, how to use print and online resources to find court decisions, and researching court materials, including dockets and filings, to name just a few subjects. Also in …
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Posted by: Kelly Goles
Next month, our librarians will provide instruction on tracing federal regulations and using the Law Library’s print and online collections. More information about the contents of each class can be found below. Orientation to Legal Research: Tracing Federal Regulations Date: Thursday, September 9, 11:00 AM EDT – 12:00 PM EDT Content: Provides participants with information …
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