Not a Laughing Matter: the Law Library Publishes a New Legal Report, “Regulation of Nitrous Oxide in Selected Jurisdictions”
Thu Apr 16 10:37 am
This blog post announces the newly published Law Library legal report, titled: Regulation of Nitrous Oxide in Selected Jurisdictions.
Watch a Recording of the 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture Featuring U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Wed Apr 15 11:21 am
This blog invites readers to watch the recording of the 2026 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture featuring Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett that occurred on March 12, 2026.
William Paca, Deliberator and Declaration Signer
Tue Apr 14 5:49 pm
Read about William Paca in today's blog post; one of the four signers of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland, was well educated in a more formal way than was usual at the time. It seems likely that his education and his post-graduate social activities, as well as his profession, particularly qualified him for his work on the Continental Congress.
FALQs: The Rise of International Commercial Courts in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Mon Apr 13 3:15 pm
This guest post describes the establishment of specialized international commercial courts in Gulf Cooperation Council countries Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Upcoming US Law Webinars – May 2026
Thu Apr 09 8:00 am
This blog post announces the upcoming U.S. law webinars that will occur in May, including an Orientation to Law Library Collections webinar featuring the State Law Library of Louisiana as part of the 50 State Outreach Program and a Lunch and Learn webinar focusing on using secondary sources in legal research.
Join us on 4/30 for Law Day 2026: Declaration of Independence and the Rule of Law
Tue Apr 07 10:53 am
Join the Law Library of Congress and the American Bar Association for our 2026 Law Day event featuring Dr. Andrew Shankman and Dr. Kevin Butterfield in a conversation about the philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence.
Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – April 2026
Mon Apr 06 4:04 pm
In February Robert shared about adding Senate Committee Membership to Congress.gov. This is a great new feature that we had users requesting. Our March release had more behind the scenes infrastructure improvements.
With today's release we build upon the previous House Roll Call Vote work and add the 117th Congress (2021-2022) vote data.
Join Us on 4/23 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Nationality, Borders, and Stability: A Historical Legal Analysis of Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Fri Apr 03 8:00 am
This blog post announces the upcoming foreign and comparative international law webinar scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at 2:00 P.M. ET. The webinar is titled, "Nationality, Borders, and Stability: A Historical Legal Analysis of Citizenship in the Democratic Republic of Congo."
On This Day: Swedish Witches Flying to Blåkulla – 350+ years of Myth and Caselaw
Thu Apr 02 8:30 am
This blog post describes the Swedish witch trials and the (imaginary) place of Blåkulla, where Swedish witches traveled to during Maundy Thursdays and the 1676 State Commission that was the start of the end of witch trials in Sweden.
Lodovico Carerio: Heresy, Lawbooks, and the Inquisition in the Kingdom of Naples
Wed Apr 01 10:30 am
This blog post is about the Calabrian lawyer Lodovico Carerio who wrote a successful work on criminal law that was often printed with his short treatise on prosecuting the crime of heresy. The post addresses the background of those books.