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Legal commentary and recommended resources on issues and events with legal significance.
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- Lincoln and the Law
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Timely news on legal developments from around the world.
- India: Courts - Special Courts to Try Riot Cases (05-MAY-09)
- Peru: Labor - Labor Inspection Law Amended (05-MAY-09)
- Peru: Health and Safety - Universal Health Insurance (05-MAY-09)
- United States: Constitutional Law - U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Searches of Vehicles During Arrests (05-MAY-09)
- Malawi: Abortions - Legal Action Against Government on Abortion (04-MAY-09)
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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.
Guide to Law Online
Annotated guide to online sources of legal information on government and law by U.S. state, country, or region.
Legal Blawgs
Access the web archive of more than 100 legal blawgs.
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 "Looking Beyond Gitmo" Featuring Charles D. Stimson.
|| News and Events ||
THOMAS Launches First RSS Feed The Daily Digest is now available as the first RSS feed from THOMAS. The THOMAS: Daily Digest feed is one of five RSS feeds available from the Law Library of Congress.
Legal Blawgs
The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the Legal Blawgs web archive. Harvesting began in 2007 and the archive has grown to more than 100 items covering a broad cross section of legal topics.
Orientation to THOMAS
May 1, 2009, 1pm – 3:30pm.
Orientation to Legal Research
May 15, 2009, 10am – 12:30pm.
Redesigned Global Legal Monitor Launched
The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned Global Legal Monitor.
GLIN Global Journal
Periodic newsletter by and about GLIN Network members.
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