The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Tariq has previously contributed posts on Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal Collection Highlights, the Law Library’s 2013 Panel Discussion on Islamic Law, Sedition Law
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Modernizing Congressional Data – Statute Compilations are a Gift to Researchers
The following post is a guest post by Emily Frazier, a legislative data specialist in the office of the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
An additional legislative resource has been prominently featured on the Congress.gov homepage: Statute Compilations, prepared by the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (HOLC) and published…
A Congress.gov Interview with Lindsay Gibmeyer, the US Senate Bill Clerk
Today’s blog post is a Congress.gov interview with Lindsay Gibmeyer, a bill clerk at the United States Senate.
1. Describe your background
I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, so close geographically, but in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the city. I attended the University of Texas at…
Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report Titled, “Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions”
The Law Library of Congress recently published a multinational report, Access to Information for Persons with Disabilities in Selected Jurisdictions, which provides individual surveys of selected jurisdictions and gives an overview of their legislation on access to information for persons with disabilities. Providing access constitutes one of the human rights protections specifically guaranteed under…
2025 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture to Feature U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Law Library’s Newly Published Legal Report Titled, “Protective Services for Government Officials”
This is a guest post by Jason Zarin, a senior legal reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress. He previously authored President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court, Bite-Sized Legal Research Tutorial: Navigating the Library of Congress Catalog, Bite-Sized Legal Research Tutorial: Military Legal…
A Time Capsule in Washington, D.C. in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
While the nation watched the 60th inauguration ceremonies yesterday, it was also the 39th observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The federal holiday was first celebrated on January 20, 1986, but the bill declaring the observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was signed on November 2, 1983, by President Ronald…
Upcoming US Law Webinars – February 2025
While we are just beginning 2025, the Law Library of Congress has determined the schedule of webinars for 2025 and is excited to share the upcoming U.S. law webinars for February. We hope you will join us next month for the next offering of our Orientation to Legal Research webinar series, which will focus on…
FALQs: Regulation of Cryptocurrencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries – Part Two
The following is the second installment of a two-part guest post on the regulation of cryptocurrencies in the Gulf Cooperation (CCC) countries by Muneera Al-Khalifa, legal research fellow, working with Foreign Law Specialist George Sadek at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Read part one on the regulation of…
FALQs: Regulation of Cryptocurrencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries – Part One
The following is the first installment of a two-part guest post on Cryptocurrencies in the GCC by Muneera Al-Khalifa, legal research fellow, working with Foreign Law Specialist George Sadek at the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. This post is part of our Frequently Asked Legal Questions (FALQs) series.
Cryptocurrencies…