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Legal commentary and recommended resources on issues and events with legal significance.
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Global and Comparative Law Resources
GLIN: Global Legal Information Network
International legal database with official full texts of published documents in the original languages.
Global Legal Monitor
Timely news on legal developments from around the world.
Guide to Law Online
Annotated guide to online sources of legal information on government and law by U.S. state, country, or region.
Multinational Collections Database
Sources that reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions on specific legal topics.
Legislative Resources
Congressional Hearings
Full-text access to historical Congressional committee hearings on a variety of topics.
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
Collection of U.S. Congressional documents and debates (1774-1875), including laws, journals, and letters of the Founding Fathers.
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Webcast of "Extraordinary Rendition: Constitutional Issues" Law Panel at the Law Library of Congress.
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The Law Library of Congress announces the availability of RSS feeds and e-mail delivery.
Available feeds cover: Law Library News and Events, Law Library Webcasts, Legal Research Reports, and the Global Legal Monitor.
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Orientation to Legal Research
June 12, 2008,
10am – 12:30pm
The Wickersham Award Dinner
October 30, 2008. The Friends of the Law Library of Congress will present the 2008 Wickersham Award to Sandra Day O'Connor, retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. To receive an invitation, please contact Leon Scioscia, lsci@loc.gov.
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