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. Previous events are archived below.
Event Calendar Archive
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EventOrientation 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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EventOverview of Public International Law This webinar will provide an introduction to the five sources of international law, as defined by Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Restatement 3d: Foreign Relations Law of the United States.
- Date: 2024-10-01
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EventWar and Lawmaking: Recent Legal Developments in Israel Join foreign law specialist Ruth Levush as she discusses legal developments in Israel following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and its aftermath. Among topics that will be addressed are the declaration of war and of special situation on home front following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack; temporary legislation on detention of “unlawful combatants”; cyber security measures; restrictions on consumption of terrorism publications…
- Date: 2024-09-26
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EventOrientation to Law Library Collections Webinar The Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar is designed for patrons who are familiar with legal research and would instead prefer an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress.
- Date: 2024-09-19
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EventCongress.gov Public Forum Join us in person for our annual Congress.gov Public Forum, scheduled for September 18th from 1 – 4 p.m. ET. The Library will provide an update on Congress.gov enhancements and the public and Congressional users will have the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on the site.
- Date: 2024-09-18
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EventConstitution Day 2024: The Taft Supreme Court This event will feature Yale Law School's Sterling Professor of Law Robert Post discussing his book, "The Taft Court: Making Law for a Divided Nation, 1921–1930", in an interview with Dean of the Georgetown University Law Center William Treanor.
- Date: 2024-09-11
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EventGoing Smoke-Free: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom Foreign law specialists will discuss the background to and contents of legislation enacted in New Zealand and proposed in the United Kingdom that aims to phase out cigarette smoking by younger generations.
- Date: 2024-06-27
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EventCongress.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 be highlighted. Congress.gov webinar sessions are on Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
- Date: 2024-06-20
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EventOrientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Case Law This entry in the series 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: 2024-06-06
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EventActual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan Join us for Constitution Day 2023: University of Buffalo School of Law Professor Samantha Barbas discuss 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.
- Date: 2023-09-14
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EventClimate Change Litigation in Europe and Australia Join Law Library specialists as they discuss the context for and types of climate change cases being litigated in Europe and Australia; and examples of major cases, including cases against corporations and governments.
- Date: 2023-07-27
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EventOrientation to Law Library Collections This webinar is designed for patrons who are familiar with legal research, and would instead prefer an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress.
- Date: 2023-07-20
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EventLive! at the Library: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again Join us for an evening with authors Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett, as they discuss their book “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again” in a conversation moderated by Ryan Reft from the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division
- Date: 2023-07-20
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EventOrientation to Legal Research Series: Federal Legislative History This webinar will discuss how to find debates, hearings, reports, and other documents that may reflect a bill’s legislative intent as it moves through Congress.
- Date: 2023-07-13
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EventMedieval European Legal Manuscripts And What They Are Telling Us Join codicologist Dr. Ilya Dines for “Medieval European Legal Manuscripts And What They Are Telling Us”, our next entry in the Foreign and Comparative Law Series. During this webinar, Ilya will discuss the medieval manuscripts that have been in the Law Library of Congress's possession.
- Date: 2023-06-22
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EventCongress.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 be highlighted.
- Date: 2023-06-20
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EventOrientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Federal Statutes This webinar will provide participants with 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.
- Date: 2023-06-08
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EventE-Governance and E-Voting in the Baltic States: Leaders of E-Transformation This webinar will discuss development of the legal framework of e-governance in Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, which appear to be worldwide leaders in adopting Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in digital governance, and more.
- Date: 2023-05-18
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EventOrientation to Law Library Collections Join legal reference librarian Louis Myers for an "Orientation to Law Library Collections" webinar. This webinar is designed for patrons who are familiar with legal research, and would instead prefer an introduction to the collections and services specific to the Law Library of Congress.
- Date: 2023-05-16
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EventOrientation to Legal Research Series: U.S. Case Law This webinar will provide participants with information about legal sources and research techniques regarding U.S. case law, 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: 2023-05-11
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EventLaw Day 2023 The American Bar Association and the Law Library of Congress present Law Day 2023. This will be a panel discussion moderated by Jacksonville University College of Law Dean Nicholas Allard on the Law Day theme, “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” National Law Day Chair Sharon Stern Gerstman and Law Librarian of Congress Aslihan Bulut will provide remarks.
- Date: 2023-04-27
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EventJudicial Responses to Anti-Conversion Laws in India Join us for a special webinar that provides an overview of India’s state level anti-conversion laws and judicial responses to them. In India, several states have recently passed Freedom of Religion Act or “anti-conversion” laws that attempt to regulate religious conversions and include controversial marriage provisions sometimes pejoratively referred to as “love jihad” laws.
- Date: 2023-04-25
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EventCongress.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. This webinar is presented by Bibliographic and Research Instruction Librarian Barbara Bavis and Chief of the Law Library’s Office of External Relations Robert Brammer.
- Date: 2023-04-20
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EventOrientation to Legal Research Webinar: Tracing Federal Regulations Join us for 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. This webinar will be presented by Senior Legal Reference Librarian Ann Hemmens.
- Date: 2023-04-04
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EventItalian Legislative Framework for the Return of Unlawfully Obtained Artwork Join senior legal information analyst Dante Figueroa and special guest Roberto D'Orazio for “Italian Legislative Framework for the Return of Unlawfully Obtained Artwork”, a Foreign and Comparative Law webinar. This entry in the series will discuss the general legal framework in both the United States and Italy concerning the identification, tracking, and return of unlawfully obtained artwork
- Date: 2023-03-30