Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from February

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.

President Biden announced his "intent to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court" on February 25, 2022. Researchers may review the resources linked below to learn about Judge Jackson, including a brief biography, articles by and about her, judicial opinions she has authored, congressional hearings testimony, and more. https://guides.loc.gov/supreme-court-nominations/current-nominee/ 

Swaziland has changed its name to Eswatini. You can find the Gazette for Eswatini here. 

In February, we published 20 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

17th Century Wardrobe Regulation in the Kingdom of Spain

Watch a Recording of Our 2021 Human Rights Day Event

Lincoln and Logan – Pic of the Week

Thurgood Marshall House – Pic of the Week

Return of a Sámi Drum

A Cheese by Any Other Name: The Legal Challenge over “Gruyere”

Swimming a Witch: Evidence in 17th-century English Witchcraft Trials

Browse Committee Prints: Congress.gov February 2022 New, Tip, and Top

Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Civil Rights Lawyer

Arizona Statehood Anniversary

Upcoming US Law Webinars – March 2022

New Collection Alert: Military Legal Resources

Join Us for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: “Green Energy in the Arctic: Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges in the Nordic Countries”

Washington Monument in Boonsboro, MD – Pic of the Week

Royal Blood: Exploring Ancestral Claims to Nobility in the Spanish Kingdom

Legal Inspiration in Art and Literature

President Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court

Congress.gov February 2022 New, Tip and Top – Part II

The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from February:

Austria: General COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Enters into Force

Azerbaijan: National Assembly Passes New Media Bill

Austria: Constitutional Court Holds Unmarried Couples May Adopt Together

Sweden: Swedish Parliament Adopts Sami Parliament Consultation Order

Switzerland: Government Ends Almost All COVID-19 Measures

Italy: Single and Universal Allowance for Dependent Children Established

China: National Development and Reform Commission Issues Notice Restricting Cryptocurrency Mining

Slovak Republic: New Disciplinary Procedure Code Aims to Strengthen Confidence in Rule of Law

Germany: Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court Rules on Infringement of Personality Rights When Shopping Online

Ukraine: New Law Allows Bigger Presence of Foreign Troops in Ukrainian Territory

New Zealand: Bill Prohibiting Conversion Therapy Passed

United States: Belarusian Government Officials Indicted on Air Piracy Charges

Tunisia: President Suspends Supreme Judiciary Council, Establishes Provisional Council

Germany: Federal Constitutional Court Rules on Social Media Infringement of Politicians' Personality Rights

Russian Federation: Cap-and-Trade Program Initiated

The following Legal Reports were published:

Legal framework for nuclear technology and information: Australia, United Kingdom

Here are the webinars coming up in March:

3/8 at 1:00 pm: Orientation to Law Library Collections Webinar

3/10 at 2:00 pm: Green Energy in the Arctic: Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Nordic Countries (Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar)

3/24 at 11:00 am: Orientation to Legal Research: Federal Legislative History