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Law Library of Congress Highlights from August 2026
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 August, we published 15 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:
Murder, He Signed? The Unexpected Death of A Declaration of Independence Signer
An Interview with Katharina Wagner, Foreign Law Intern
Join Us on 8/27 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar, titled: “The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Frameworks in Eurasian Countries”
Come Visit the Law Library’s Booth at the 2026 National Book Festival on August 22
Enhancing the Congress.gov “Related Bills” Tab
Providence Federal Building and Courthouse: Pic of the Week
Happy National Lighthouse Day!
Upcoming US Law Webinars – September 2026
Giulio Claro: Renaissance Italy’s Would Be Encyclopedist of the Law and his Criminal Law Book
FALQs: Iceland’s EU Accession Negotiation Referendum
150 Years After Her Death: George Sand and the Napoleonic Code of 1804
The Legacy that Became a Trademark: Happy Birthday King Ludwig II of Bavaria!
What If All You Lose is Allulose? Federal Courts Analyze Sugar Science to Interpret the Definition of “Sugar Free”
Join Us for Constitution Day 2026 – The Life and Work of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft
Meet the Summer 2026 Creative Digital Program Participants
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from August:
European Union: Court Rules that State-of-the-Art Geo-Blocking Prevents Copyright Infringement
China: Judicial Interpretation Clarifies Disruptive “Air Rage” Behaviors Subject to Criminal Penalties
Italy: Implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and Other EU Directives on Immigration
United Kingdom: Government Seeks to Make Vaping Less Attractive to Young People
Honduras: Special Law Facilitates the Return of Honduran Migrants and Their Families
Armenia: New Legislation Would Establish a Unified International Mobile Equipment Identity Registration
Brazil: Supreme Court Grants Original Nationality to Children Adopted Abroad
United Kingdom, European Union: New Treaty Eliminates Routine Border Checks Between Gibraltar and the EU
United States: Appellate Court Rules Switzerland Immune from Liability for Harms from Credit Suisse Bank Merger
Austria: Fund Established to Support Single Parents
Israel: Changes for Selection of Judges and Justices to Be Implemented in Next Knesset
Denmark, Greenland: Greenlandic Government Initiates Process for Self-Governance over Criminal Law
Italy: Law Enacted to Promote Major Sports Events
Japan: Act Establishes New Disaster Management Agency
South Africa: Constitutional Court Restricts Access to the Asylum System
European Court of Human Rights, Switzerland: Lack of Access to a Fully Vegan Diet While in State Care Violated Applicants’ Ethical Beliefs
Israel: Knesset Adopts Legislation Changing Attorney General’s Status
Brazil: Government Increases Required Percentage of Ethanol in Gasoline
Suriname: Parliament Unanimously Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
Israel: Law Adopted to Preserve the Memory of the October 7, 2023, Massacre and Commemorate Heroism
United Kingdom: National Security Rules Impacting Foreign Investment in the UK to Be Refined
Sweden: Swedish Parliament Scraps Municipal Veto over Uranium Mining, Addresses Alum Shale Mining
France: Constitutional Council Upholds Update to Military Planning Law
Israel: Attorney General Supports Delaying New October 7 Commission of Inquiry Until Next Government Is Appointed
Here are the webinars and events coming up in September:
9/3 at 1:00 PM: An Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: U.S. Case Law
9/10 at 1:00 PM: An Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar feat. The State Law Library of New Jersey
9/15 at 1:00 PM: A Lunch and Learn Webinar: Federal Appropriations Research
9/18 at 2:00 PM: Constitution Day: The Life and Work of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft. This event will be hosted in person in the Thomas Jefferson Building in LJ-119; register to attend the event in person. You can also attend virtually; register to attend online.
9/24 at 1:00 PM: A Congress.gov Public Forum. This event will be hosted in person in the James Madison Building in the Mumford Room (LM-649); register to attend the event in person. You can also attend virtually; register to attend online.
9/24 at 2:00 PM: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Legal Developments Ahead of the Upcoming Israeli National Election
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