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The Law Library of Congress provides webinars and onsite classes to give patrons an introduction to legal sources, research techniques, and legal issues in US and foreign, comparative, and international law. Monthly classes are also available to provide an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress to patrons who are familiar with legal research.

The Law Library of Congress also hosts yearly and biennial lectures on various legal topics.

Webinars are free but registration is required.

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Orientation to Legal Research: US Case Law This webinar provides 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.
- Date: 2024-10-08
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An Introduction to Congress.gov 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 be highlighted.
- Date: 2024-10-10
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What's in a Legal Gender? A Guide to European Gender Determination Laws This webinar will focus on the existence of gender self-determination laws in Europe, the possibility to identify as a third gender, the rules for changing a legal gender, and the use of “X” as a gender marker in passports, among other topics.
- Date: 2024-10-29

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