Law Library: News & Events - Recent Updates

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us this Thursday, December 7 for Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:11:11 -0600

Join us this Thursday, December 7, at 3:00 p.m. EST for Human Rights Day 2023: “Science Literacy and the Law.” This event will celebrate Human Rights Day with a lecture focused on scientific literacy and the law, as well as exonerations and how forensic science is critical to the administration of criminal justice. Dr. Sarah Cooper, who will provide this lecture, is an expert on the challenges that arise when legal systems and actors interact with scientific expertise. Science helps the law to understand the world in which legal policy, including human rights standards, must operate, but how valued is science literacy within law systems, like criminal trials, and by the community - lawyers - that monopolize them? Inspired by the National Academy of Sciences’ recommendation to expand our conceptions of science literacy, and drawing on the criminal justice system’s use of forensic science for context, this lecture will present ideas for how we can work towards answering these questions and, in doing so, build a stronger justice system for all.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from November 2023

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:30:19 -0600

The mission of the Law Library of Congress is to provide authoritative legal research, reference and instruction services, and access to an unrivaled collection of U.S., foreign, comparative, and international law. Here are some of the new resources you may have missed recently.

In November, we published 9 Guide to Law Online: Nations of the World:

In November, we published 18 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Watch a Recording of our Constitution Day Event

An Interview with Ali Smith, Public Services Intern with the Law Library of Congress

New Law Library Report Examines Cybersecurity Laws of Several Countries

New Law Library Report on Lobbying and Foreign Agent Registration Laws

Observing Native American Heritage Month and Veterans History Month at the NMAI

Collection Highlights: The Many Lawbooks of Francis Hilliard

Join Us on 12/7 for Human Rights Day: Science Literacy and the Law

Join Us on 11/30 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled "Review of Law Library of Congress Research Reports Published in 2023."

A Walk Through Arlington National Cemetery

Commemorating German-American Friendship Day - Pic of the Week

New Law Report Examines School Bus Safety Rules

The New York City Rat's Legal History

100 Year Anniversary of Restrictions on Alcohol in England and Wales for Those Under 18

More Than Three Centuries Later, Connecticut General Assembly Absolves Accused Witches

NAGPRA: An Attempt to Correct the Past

Collection Highlights: Supernatural Ordeals and the Law of the Jungle in the Works of Friedrich Majer

Ada Deer: Advocate for Tribal Sovereignty

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from November:

European Union: Commission Launches Anti-subsidy Investigation into Imports of Battery Electric Vehicles from China

India: Parliament Enacts 'Women's Reservation Bill'

Germany: Ministry of the Interior Bans Activities of Hamas and Samidoun

Morocco: New Draft Law on Alternative Sentencing Proposed

New Zealand: White Island Management Company Found Guilty of Health and Safety Breach

Kazakhstan: New Legal Framework for Online Platforms and Online Advertising Takes Effect

United States: Federal Appellate Court Holds Social Media Messages Sufficient to Establish Personal Jurisdiction

United States: Appeals Court Reverses District Court Dismissal of Tribe's Hunting Rights Complaint

Egypt: Supreme Council for Media Blocks News Media Website for Violating Press and Media Law

Kuwait: New Policies Approved to Replace Expats with Kuwaiti Citizens in Public and Private Sectors

France: New Law Establishes Legal Framework for 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Italy: New Law Introduces Crimes of Nautical Homicide and Nautical Personal Injury

Australia: High Court Rules Indefinite Immigration Detention Unlawful

Austria: Draft Law to Introduce a Fundamental Right to Information and Abolish Official Secrecy Published

Brazil: Tax Rates for Purchase of Firearms and Ammunition Increased

Vietnam: Court Orders Five Contractors to Pay $18.7M in Compensation for Delivering Substandard Expressway

South Korea: Supreme Court Reverses Guilty Judgment of Defamation for Scholar Who Examined World War II Comfort Women

Colombia: New Law Regulating Nationality Enacted

United States: Appeals Court Affirms Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIS Violated Terms of Supervised Release

United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules Relocating Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Unlawful

Finland: Government Closes Most Border Crossings to Russia

Finland: Government Closes Entire Land Border with Russia

El Salvador: Law Integrating Functions of CONMIGRANTES into Ministry of Foreign Affairs Enacted

Germany: Amendment of Competition Act Gives More Power to Federal Cartel Office

Brazil: New Law Grants Special Pension to Children or Adolescents Orphaned due to Femicide

United Kingdom: King's Speech Sets Out Government's Legislative Agenda

South Korea: Supreme Court Rules 14th-Century Korean Buddhist Statue Stolen from Japan in 2012 Must Be Returned to Japan

Here are the webinars and events coming up in December:

12/5 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Tracing Federal Regulations

12/7 at 3:00 PM: Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us next Thursday, December 7 for Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:01:41 -0600

Join us next Thursday, December 7, at 3:00 p.m. EST for Human Rights Day 2023: “Science Literacy and the Law.” This event will celebrate Human Rights Day with a lecture focused on scientific literacy and the law, as well as exonerations and how forensic science is critical to the administration of criminal justice. Dr. Sarah Cooper, who will provide this lecture, is an expert on the challenges that arise when legal systems and actors interact with scientific expertise. Science helps the law to understand the world in which legal policy, including human rights standards, must operate, but how valued is science literacy within law systems, like criminal trials, and by the community - lawyers - that monopolize them? Inspired by the National Academy of Sciences’ recommendation to expand our conceptions of science literacy, and drawing on the criminal justice system’s use of forensic science for context, this lecture will present ideas for how we can work towards answering these questions and, in doing so, build a stronger justice system for all.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us this Thursday, 11/30 For a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar - A Review of Recently Published Law Library of Congress Reports

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:00:32 -0600

A Review of Recently Published Law Library of Congress Reports
November 30th at 2pm EDT.
Register here.

The Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being researched by the foreign law and international law experts at the Law Library of Congress. This presentation will highlight some of the Law Library of Congress legal reports published in 2023, highlighting reports on immigration, artificial intelligence, environmental issues, and lobbying. The presentation will also review some of the most popular blog posts and Global Legal Monitor articles for the past year.

The webinar will be presented by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, senior foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us Thursday, December 7 for Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 09:15:11 -0600

Join us on Thursday, December 7, at 3:00 p.m. EST for Human Rights Day 2023: “Science Literacy and the Law.” This event will celebrate Human Rights Day with a lecture focused on scientific literacy and the law, as well as exonerations and how forensic science is critical to the administration of criminal justice. Dr. Sarah Cooper, who will provide this lecture, is an expert on the challenges that arise when legal systems and actors interact with scientific expertise. Science helps the law to understand the world in which legal policy, including human rights standards, must operate, but how valued is science literacy within law systems, like criminal trials, and by the community - lawyers - that monopolize them? Inspired by the National Academy of Sciences’ recommendation to expand our conceptions of science literacy, and drawing on the criminal justice system’s use of forensic science for context, this lecture will present ideas for how we can work towards answering these questions and, in doing so, build a stronger justice system for all.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on December 5 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Tracing Federal Regulations

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:00:37 -0600

Join us on Tuesday, December 5, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join bibliographic and research instruction librarian Barbara Bavis for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar focusing on Tracing Federal Regulations. This webinar will provide an overview of U.S. federal regulations, including information about the notice and comment rulemaking process; the publication and citation of regulations; and the tracing of regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations, to the proposed rule in the Federal Register, to the regulation’s docket. Freely-available governmental websites like Congress.gov, GovInfo, and Law.gov will be highlighted, as well as subscription databases that can be accessed at one’s local public law or academic library.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on Thursday, 11/30 For a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar - A Review of Recently Published Law Library of Congress Reports

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:45:13 -0600

A Review of Recently Published Law Library of Congress Reports
November 30th at 2pm EDT.
Register here.

The webinar will be presented by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, senior foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

News from the Library of Congress

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:00:52 -0600

News from the Library of Congress

Friends of the Library of Congress, Materials from the Musical ‘Hadestown’ and More

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Materials from the Musical ‘Hadestown’ Added to Library of Congress Collections

The Library of Congress has added rare materials from the development of the Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown” to its collections, thanks to a donation from the show’s Tony Award-winning creator, singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell.

Learn more.

Library Announces 2023 Music Commissions from Koussevitzky Foundation

The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to six composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will present the world premiere of each work.

Learn more.

George Chauncey, Historian of LGBTQ+ Life and Kluge Prize Recipient, Releases New Video Series “Through History to Equality”

George Chauncey, recipient of the 2022 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity, released three videos today with the Library of Congress examining the experiences of LGBTQ+ Americans. These are now available to watch on loc.gov and the Library’s YouTube channel.

Learn more.

The Wright Brothers History Takes Wing at the Library

At 10:35 on the morning of Dec. 17, 1903, on a remote sand dune in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, mankind flew for the first time. Orville Wright piloted a homemade airplane powered by a homemade engine for a few wobbly seconds while his brother and co-creator Wilbur ran alongside the right wingtip. “Success four flights thursday morning” Orville telegraphed their father back home in Dayton, Ohio. The world would never be the same. Humans flew to the moon 65 years later.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on Tuesday, November 14, for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar with a guest appearance from the Wisconsin State Law Library

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 07:30:13 -0600

Join us on Tuesday, November 14, at 1:00 PM EST for the Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar. This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others. This month’s webinar will also feature a special appearance by law librarians from the Wisconsin State Law Library as part of our State Law Libraries Outreach Project. Presenting from Wisconsin will be State Law Librarian Amy Crowder and Access Services Librarian Carol Hassler.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on Tuesday, November 14, for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar with a guest appearance from the Wisconsin State Law Library

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:30:40 -0500

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from October 2023

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:30:16 -0500

In October, we published 19 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

Law Library of Congress Report Discusses Tax and Investment Incentives

Join Us on 10/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar titled "Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden"

Costa Rica Environmental Protections - Pic of the Week

Foraging for Mushrooms: A Quick Background

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – October of 2023

An Interview with Laura Schwarz, Foreign Law Intern

Observing Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C. – Pic of the Week

Foreign Legal Gazette Collections - Summer 2023 Recap

An Interview with Gerard Mosolo, Legal Research Fellow

The Law Library of Congress Invites Applications for the 2024 Guggenheim Scholars Program

Law Library Report on Legal Treatment of Unaccompanied Minors Published

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars - November 2023

Watch a Recording of the 2023 Congress.gov Public Forum

Lore Maria Peschel-Gutzeit - "Naturally Equal"

LGBTQ+ History Month on Capitol Hill

Story Map Highlight: History of the Antarctic Treaty System

Descansos: Roadside Memorials

The Alabama Arbitration, Geneva 1872 - Pic of the Week

Witch Trials and the Haunting of Jean Bodin

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from October:

European Union: Court of Justice Rules 'Ne Bis In Idem' Principle May Protect Volkswagen from Paying High Fine in Italy

Chile: Immigration Law Modified to Include Alternative Expulsion Procedure Notification Methods

Latvia: New Law Introduces Compulsory Military Service Starting in January 2024

Egypt: National Elections Authority Issues New Decisions Regulating Presidential Elections

New Zealand: Major Environmental and Planning Laws Enacted

Iraq: Federal Integrity Commission Encourages Iraqi Citizens to Report Crimes on Financial Corruption

England: Proposed Law Would Introduce Total Ban on Cigarette Sales in Attempt to Phase Out Smoking

Nicaragua: New Decree Authorizes Entry of Foreign Military Personnel, Vessels, and Aircraft for Humanitarian Action

United Arab Emirates: New Law Regulating Online Trade Transactions Takes Effect

England and Wales: Proposed Law Would Suspend Parental Rights of Convicted Killers

Australia: Proposed 'Voice' for Indigenous People Rejected in Referendum

Israel: Legislation Abolishes Reasonableness as a Standard for Judicial Review of Government's Decisions

United Arab Emirates: New Decree-Law Issued to Combat Human Trafficking

France: Conseil d'Etat Rules Against Systematic Banning of Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations

England and Wales: Government Considering Introducing Legislation to Rent Space in Foreign Prisons

China: Revised Law Makes Administrative Review the Major Means of Resolving Private-Public Disputes

Japan: Supreme Court Rules Conditioning Change of Legal Gender on Surgical Removal of Reproductive Organs Unconstitutional

Here are the webinars and events coming up in November and December:

11/2 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Federal Legislative History

11/14 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Law Library Collections

11/30 at 2:00 PM: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Review of LLC Research Reports Published in 2023

12/5 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - Tracing Federal Regulations

12/7 at 3:00 PM: Human Rights Day 2023: Science Literacy and the Law

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on November 2 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Federal Legislative History

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:15:11 -0500

Join us on Thursday, November 2, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join senior legal reference librarian Ann Hemmens for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar focusing on Federal Legislative History. This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal legislative history resources, including information about the methods of identifying and locating them. In tackling this area of research, the focus will largely be on finding these documents online. Freely-available governmental websites like Congress.gov, GovInfo, and Law.gov will be highlighted, as well as subscription databases that can be accessed at one’s local public law or academic library.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us this Thursday, 10/26 For a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar - Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:32:08 -0500

Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden
October 26th at 2pm EDT.
Register here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_SohKIlQATxGYSz5eNEWhbg

This webinar will address the use of genealogy as a criminal investigation technique in Denmark and Sweden. In 2020, the Swedish Police solved a 16-year-old cold case using forensic genetic genealogy. Earlier this year, the Danish and Swedish parliaments voted on legislation that would allow police to use DNA from genealogy research as a tool to solve crimes. The Danish Parliament approved the proposal and the law now allows investigative genetic genealogy to be used in limited cases, whereas the Swedish Parliament voted the proposal down. This webinar will describe how genealogy research and family DNA searches have been used in Denmark and Sweden, the legislation supporting their use, and how the national laws relate to the European Union rules on the right of privacy and family life, the GDPR, and the two countries’ international human rights obligations.

The webinar will be presented by Elin Hofverberg, foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on November 2 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Federal Legislative History

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:15:42 -0500

On Thursday, November 2, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join senior legal reference librarian Ann Hemmens for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar next month focusing on Federal Legislative History. This entry in the series provides an overview of U.S. federal legislative history resources, including information about the methods of identifying and locating them. In tackling this area of research, the focus will largely be on finding these documents online. Freely-available governmental websites like Congress.gov, GovInfo, and Law.gov will be highlighted, as well as subscription databases that can be accessed at one’s local public law or academic library.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on 10/26 For a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar - Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:01:55 -0500

Nordic Noir: Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden
October 26th at 2pm EDT.
Register here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_SohKIlQATxGYSz5eNEWhbg

The webinar will be presented by Elin Hofverberg, foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from September 2023

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:15:12 -0500

In September, we hosted a Constitution Day event with a presentation by Professor Samantha Barbas from the University at Buffalo on Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan. You can watch a recording here.

In September, we published 16 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

To Play or Not to Play: Video Game Ratings and the Law

An Interview with Elizabeth Osborne, Chief of the Public Services Division (PSD) of the Law Library of Congress

Join Us on 9/28 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on Israel’s Legal Reforms

Watch a Recording of our Conversation with Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Sea Cellars and Wine Sellers: Legal Issues in the Underwater Wine-Aging Industry

An Interview with Yuechao Nie, Foreign Law Intern

On the Trail of Francis Channing Barlow: Military Prodigy and Legal Warrior Against Corruption.

An Update on the Congress.gov API

Key West Slave Ship Seizures and the Slave Trade in 19th Century Florida

An Interview with Louis Gilbert, Legal Research Fellow

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Constitution

Chichén Itzá – Pic of the Week

Introducing the Law Library’s New Multi-jurisdiction Report on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Around the World

Talavera Ceramics: At the Intersection of Art, History, and Law in Mexico

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – October 2023

Law Library at the National Book Festival – Pic of the Week

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from September:

Iran: Law to Protect the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab Proposed

China: Provincial Court Rules Regulated Psychoactive Substances Are Not Necessarily Illicit Drugs

Japan: Diet Passes Dementia Basic Act

Saudi Arabia: New Penalties on Saudi Private Entities Employing Illegal Residents Implemented

Sweden: Law Criminalizing Recruitment of Children into Criminal Activity Enters into Force

Germany: Higher Administrative Court Rules Police Officer May Be Suspended Because He "Liked" Internet Posts of the "New Right" Political Movement

Egypt: New Regulations on Residency Application Fees for Foreigners Introduced

Sweden: Government to Investigate Amending Public Order Act Following Terror Threats over Qur'an Burnings

International: G20 Summit Leaders Release Final Declaration

China: Counterespionage Law Revised

Germany: Higher Administrative Court Prohibits Doctor from Importing and Supplying Drugs for Physician-Assisted Suicide

European Union: Commission Designates Six 'Gatekeepers' under Digital Markets Act

Iceland: Government Issues New Requirements for Whale Hunt

Jordan: New Anti-cybercrimes Law Enacted

Tuvalu: Constitutional Amendment Enshrines Statehood in Perpetuity in Response to Climate Change

Colombia: Congress Approves Environmental Liability Law

Here are the webinars and events coming up in October:

10/12 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - U.S. Federal Statutes

10/19 at 2:00: a Congress.gov Webinar

10/26 at 2:00: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Nordic Noir - Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on October 19th for a Congress.gov Webinar

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:07:23 -0500

Join instructors Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer on October 19th at 2:00 p.m. EDT for a Congress.gov Webinar. This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the Congressional member information attached to the legislation, the new features of Congress.gov will also be highlighted.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on October 12 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: U.S. Federal Statutes

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:01:08 -0500

On Thursday, October 12, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, join legal reference librarian Jason Zarin for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar next month focusing on U.S. Federal Statutes. This entry in the series provides 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.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us Tomorrow for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar with a guest appearance from the University of Georgia: Alexander Campbell King Law Library.

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:23:49 -0500

Join us Tomorrow at 1:00 PM EDT for the Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar. This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others. This month’s webinar will also feature a special appearance by the University of Georgia: Alexander Campbell King Law Library as part of our state law libraries outreach project. Presenting from Georgia will be TJ Striepe, director of the Alexander Campbell King Law Library, and Anne Burnett, foreign and international law librarian at the Alexander Campbell King Law Library from the University of Georgia.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on 9/28 For a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar - Israel's Legal Reforms

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:44:06 -0500

Israel's Legal Reforms
September 28th at 2pm EDT.
Register here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_1EU-6XONRpKRGYto2TdXOQ/

This webinar will address Israel’s government’s reforms to overhaul the judiciary. The webinar will provide information on Israel’s constitutional framework and the main elements of the reforms. A discussion of the objectives, justifications, and potential impact of the reforms on the legal system will be included as well, and a review of the current status of the reforms will also be provided.

The webinar will be presented by Ruth Levush, senior foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

Law Library: News & Events: This Thursday - Join Us for Constitution Day 2023 – Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:44:38 -0500

We hope you can join us for this online event!

Constitution Day 2023 – Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan
September 14 at 3:00 PM EDT.
Register here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Zi4ajZpNQA-V3ozTYKTZXQ
University at Buffalo School of Law Professor Samantha Barbas will provide a lecture that discusses the roots of the U.S. Supreme Court’s New York Times v. Sullivan decision, which created the “actual malice” standard that a public official must prove in a successful suit for defamation. Professor Barbas’ lecture will focus on describing the origins of the New York Times v. Sullivan decision in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us on Tuesday, September 19, for an Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar with a guest appearance from the University of Georgia: Alexander Campbell King Law Library.

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:10:09 -0500

Join us on Tuesday, September 19, at 1:00 PM EDT for the Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar. This webinar provides information about the Law Library’s wide range of online resources, as well as our print collections. Some of the resources attendees will learn about include the Law Library’s research guides, digital collections, and the Guide to Law Online, among others. This month’s webinar will also feature a special appearance by the University of Georgia: Alexander Campbell King Law Library as part of our state law libraries outreach project. Presenting from Georgia will be TJ Striepe, director of the Alexander Campbell King Law Library, and Anne Burnett, foreign and international law librarian at the Alexander Campbell King Law Library from the University of Georgia.

Please register here.

Law Library: News & Events: Join Us this Thursday, September 7 for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: U.S. Case Law

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:00:14 -0500

Join us this Thursday, September 7, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, as senior legal reference librarian Ann Hemmens provides an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar focusing on U.S. Case Law. This entry in the series will provide an overview of U.S. case law research, including information about the U.S. federal court system, the publication of court opinions, methods for researching case law, and information about locating records and briefs.

Please register here.