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| 07/02/2025
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All buildings of the Library of Congress will be closed on Friday, July 4 for the federal Independence Day holiday.
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| 1776 and the Peter H. Hunt Papers
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| 07/02/2025
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| Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from June 2025
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| 07/02/2025
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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 June, we published 9 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:
Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – June 2025
Join us on 6/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: “Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Evolution of Surrogacy Law in France and Colombia”
Visualizing the Collections: United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
Upcoming US Law Webinars - July 2025
Loving Day - Pic of The Week
New Report on Indonesia's Civic Space Legal Framework Published
Etta Haynie Maddox: First Woman Licensed to Practice Law in Maryland - Pic of the Week
A History of Self-Representation and How H.H. Holmes Represented Himself in His Criminal Trial
The Status of the Chagos Archipelago - Part I: History of the Disputes Surrounding its Status and the Creation of a UK-US Military Base
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from June:
Israel: High Court Holds Termination of Head of Israel Security Agency Unlawful
United States: Federal Appeals Court Rejects Claims by Jamal Khashoggi’s Widow Against Surveillance Technology Company
South Korea: Constitutional Court Dismisses Prime Minister’s Impeachment
Brazil: Regulations Governing Ownership and Carrying of Firearms Amended
New Zealand: Parliament Passes Urgent Change to Wildlife Act Following Court Decision
Kuwait: Amendment Raises Minimum Age of Marriage to 18
European Union: General Court Rules European Commission Must Grant the New York Times Access to Documents on Vaccine Procurement During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mexico: New Transparency and Data Protection Laws Enacted
Sweden: Parliament Criminalizes the Purchase of Online Sexual Acts
Albania: Amendments to Electoral Code Extend Voting Rights to Diaspora
Saudi Arabia: Updated Investment Law Enters into Force
Colombia: Congress Adopts New Code of Labor Procedure
New Zealand: Parliament Partially Strikes Down Regulations Requiring Māori Law and Philosophy to be Taught in Law Schools
Israel: Supreme Court Rules for Birth Mother and Partner After Embryo Mix-Up During IVF
China: Facial Recognition Measures Take Effect
Cambodia: Mandatory Digital Payroll System Introduced
European Patent Organization: Responses from ChatGPT Do Not Represent the “Understanding of a Skilled Person”
United Kingdom: Draft Legislation to Regulate Cryptocurrency Published
Argentina: Anti-Mafia Law Enacted
South Korea: Amended Personal Information Protection Act Expands Individuals’ Control over Personal Data
United Arab Emirates: Climate Law Takes Effect, Supplementing National Emissions Strategy
Israel: High Court Rejects Petition Prepared Using AI that Referenced Nonexistent Sources
New Zealand: Controversial Changes to Pay Equity Legislation Enacted
Uzbekistan: New Program Aims to Enhance Foreign Investments in Exchange for Residence Permits
Germany: Court Holds that Asylum Seekers May Not Be Immediately Turned Away at Border
Here are the webinars and events coming up in July:
7/10 at 1:00 PM: An Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Federal Legislative History
7/17 at 10:00 AM: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: "How to Handle AI? – Italian National Regulation in the Context of European Law"
7/24 at 1:00 PM: An Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar featuring the Connecticut State Library
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| Today in History - July 2
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| 07/02/2025
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On July 2, 1863, the lines of the Battle of Gettysburg, now in its second day, were drawn into two sweeping parallel arcs. Continue reading.
On July 2, 1881, Charles J. Guiteau shot and fatally wounded the newly inaugurated U.S. President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Depot in Washington, D.C. Continue reading.
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| Folklife News & Events: Archive Challenge Streaming from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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| 07/02/2025
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The American Folklife Center is excited to announce that we’re bringing our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, both on the National Mall and streaming live on YouTube! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall have cooked up a great festival on the theme of “Youth and the Future of Culture.” As part of the festivities, we’ve engaged 8 groups of young musicians to learn pieces from the Archive of Folk Culture and play them on the festival’s main stage. Youth Archive Challenge sets will occur on July 2, 4, 5, and 7 and will feature Irish American tunes, Hungarian folk dance, Anglo American traditional ballads, American old-time music, Persian Classical music, multiethnic street songs, Bulgarian folk music, and Caribbean steel pan—with a special appearance by frequent Festival and Homegrown artist Christylez Bacon. Find links to the schedule and the streams, as well as information on the performers, at the link!
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| COVID-19 Recollections: New Collection of COVID-19 Interviews with Funeral Professionals, Now Available Online
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| 07/02/2025
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| Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update
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| 07/02/2025
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| Chronicling the Creation, Distribution, and Consumption of Media: Inside the Mass Communications Web Archive
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| 07/02/2025
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| Upcoming Event: The Declaration in Script and Print
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| 07/02/2025
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| Law Library: News & Events: Join us on Thursday, July 17 For "How to Handle AI? – Italian National Regulation in the Context of European Law," at 10 AM EDT
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Join foreign law specialist Dante Figueroa and guest presenter Roberto D’Orazio on Thursday, July 17, at 10:00 AM EDT, as they examine the regulations regarding Artificial Intelligence by the Italian National Regulation.
In this entry, legal experts will analyze the EU’s AI regulatory framework, from a legal and ethical perspective, to understand the challenges posed by AI innovations to the traditional human-centered environment. Particular attention will be given to the recent European Court of Justice’s decision in the “Schufa case.” On April 23, 2024, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a draft of a legislative bill dedicated to AI and on March 20, 2025, a legislative bill was introduced into the Italian Senate concerning AI. Yet, no enacted legislation on AI currently exists in Italy. Thus, the webinar will also ponder the current and future implications of both EU and tentative domestic legislation on AI for Italy.
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Sales Counter Attendant (Vacancy#:VAR003100)
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| 07/02/2025
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This position is located in the Retail Shop Unit of the Consumer Products & Services Section, Office of Business Enterprises, Partnerships and Outreach Programs.
Strives to execute the Library’s mission, while enhancing the visitor experience.
Public facing position assists customers in store and by phone, solves issues and/or complaints, adhering to both Library and Retail Store policies and procedures while delivering stellar customer service. Determines and meets customer’s needs to achieve store sales goals.
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| Discover the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at Family Day July 19.
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| 07/02/2025
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| Nicaragua: Latest Reforms to the Constitution Expand Executive Powers
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| 07/02/2025
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| Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers: What's New? (July 4 Edition)
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| 07/02/2025
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Chronicling America is regularly updated with newly-digitized newspapers from contributors to the National Digital Newspaper Program. Digitized newspapers are delivered in the form of batches, where each batch can contain one to many issues, from one or more newspaper titles. Recently loaded batches can be discovered on the Chronicling America Research Guide. More details about the batch can be discovered by clicking on the batch name link.
Just in time for the July 4 Independence Day Holiday, we've added newspaper issues that printed the Declaration of Independence. We hand-corrected the text in the Declaration of Independence so that it is fully and accurately searchable.
- The American Gazette, or, the Constitutional Journal, July 16, 1776
- The Boston Gazette, or, Country Journal, July 22, 1776
- Connecticut Courant and Hartford Weekly Intelligencer, July 15, 1776
- The Essex Journal, and New-Hampshire Packet, July 19, 1776
- The New-England Chronicle, July 18, 1776
- The New York Packet, and the American Advertiser, July 11, 1776
- The Pennsylvania Evening Post, July 6, 1776
- The Pennsylvania Gazette, July 10, 1776
- The Pennsylvania Journal, or Weekly Advertiser, July 10, 1776
- The Pennsylvania Ledger, or, the Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & New-Jersey Weekly Advertiser, July 13, 1776
- The Virginia Gazette, July 20, 1776
- The Virginia Gazette July 26, 1776
You can read more about how the Declaration fit into the context of the American Revolution on our American Revolution: Topics in Chronicling America research guide.
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| Jobs and Internship Opportunities - CLOSING SOON - Supervisory Librarian (Vacancy#:VAR003104)
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