Law Library: News & Events: Law Library of Congress Highlights from September 2023

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 September, we hosted a Constitution Day event with a presentation by Professor Samantha Barbas from the University at Buffalo on Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan. You can watch a recording here.

In September, we published 16 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:

To Play or Not to Play: Video Game Ratings and the Law

An Interview with Elizabeth Osborne, Chief of the Public Services Division (PSD) of the Law Library of Congress

Join Us on 9/28 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on Israel’s Legal Reforms

Watch a Recording of our Conversation with Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett

Sea Cellars and Wine Sellers: Legal Issues in the Underwater Wine-Aging Industry

An Interview with Yuechao Nie, Foreign Law Intern

On the Trail of Francis Channing Barlow: Military Prodigy and Legal Warrior Against Corruption.

An Update on the Congress.gov API

Key West Slave Ship Seizures and the Slave Trade in 19th Century Florida

An Interview with Louis Gilbert, Legal Research Fellow

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Constitution

Chichén Itzá – Pic of the Week

Introducing the Law Library’s New Multi-jurisdiction Report on Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Around the World

Talavera Ceramics: At the Intersection of Art, History, and Law in Mexico

Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – October 2023

Law Library at the National Book Festival – Pic of the Week

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

Iran: Law to Protect the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab Proposed

China: Provincial Court Rules Regulated Psychoactive Substances Are Not Necessarily Illicit Drugs

Japan: Diet Passes Dementia Basic Act

Saudi Arabia: New Penalties on Saudi Private Entities Employing Illegal Residents Implemented

Sweden: Law Criminalizing Recruitment of Children into Criminal Activity Enters into Force

Germany: Higher Administrative Court Rules Police Officer May Be Suspended Because He "Liked" Internet Posts of the "New Right" Political Movement

Egypt: New Regulations on Residency Application Fees for Foreigners Introduced

Sweden: Government to Investigate Amending Public Order Act Following Terror Threats over Qur'an Burnings

International: G20 Summit Leaders Release Final Declaration

China: Counterespionage Law Revised

Germany: Higher Administrative Court Prohibits Doctor from Importing and Supplying Drugs for Physician-Assisted Suicide

European Union: Commission Designates Six 'Gatekeepers' under Digital Markets Act

Iceland: Government Issues New Requirements for Whale Hunt

Jordan: New Anti-cybercrimes Law Enacted

Tuvalu: Constitutional Amendment Enshrines Statehood in Perpetuity in Response to Climate Change

Colombia: Congress Approves Environmental Liability Law

Here are the webinars and events coming up in October:

10/12 at 1:00 PM: Orientation to Legal Research Webinar Series - U.S. Federal Statutes

10/19 at 2:00: a Congress.gov Webinar

10/26 at 2:00: A Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Nordic Noir - Genealogy as a Criminal Investigation Technique in Denmark and Sweden