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Law Library of Congress Highlights from July 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 July, we published two new legal reports on our website:
In July, we expanded our collection and access to our digital collections through the following acquisitions:
In July, we published 17 posts to our blog, In Custodia Legis. Here are some highlights:
Our Constitution Podcast Series — From Grievance to Self-Governance: How the Declaration of Independence Informs the Constitution
Roger Sherman, Founding Father from Connecticut
Pic of the Week: The Rhode Island State House
The Invention Behind Your Morning Coffee Turns 118
An Interview with Laura Baitz, Foreign Law Intern
Meet the Interns and Volunteers from Summer 2025 – Part 1
Happy 194th Birthday, Law Library of Congress!
An Interview with Griffin Barros-King, Intern at the Law Library of Congress
Upcoming US Law Webinars – August 2026
Meet the Interns and Volunteers from Summer 2025 – Part 2
An Interview with Tatev Martirosyan, Foreign Law Intern
An Interview with Joanna Colclough, Leadership Development Program Participant at the Law Library of Congress
An Interview with Ella Patterson, Public Services Division Intern
Contributions of the 2025-2026 Interns and Volunteers
Law Library Publishes New Report on the Legal Obligations and Liability of Producers of Large Language Models
Visualizing the Collections: Legal Reports (Publications of the Law Library of Congress) – Part 1
Visualizing the Collections: Legal Reports (Publications of the Law Library of Congress) – Part 2
The Global Legal Monitor is our online publication covering legal news and developments worldwide. These are the articles from July:
Israel: High Court Imposes Sanctions on Individual Haredi Men Avoiding Draft
South Korea: Amended Law Allows Constitutional Complaints Against Final Court Judgments
Qatar: Law Establishes Framework for Voluntary Work Across GCC Member States
China: Revised Civil Aviation Law Takes Effect
Israel: Police Investigations Division Moved to the Ministry of Justice
New Zealand: Parliament Passes Bill Aimed at Modernizing Compulsory Mental Health Care
Israel: High Court Voids State Comptroller Election Due to Violations of Ballot Secrecy
France: New Fast-Fashion Law Adopted to Limit Textile Waste
South Korea: Korea Football Association Faces Audit After Early Exit from 2026 FIFA World Cup
Saudi Arabia: Regulation Provides Protections for Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts, and Victims
Germany: Court Holds Google Liable for Incorrect AI Overviews
Switzerland: Voters Approve Amendment Restricting Soldiers’ Transition to Civilian Service
France: CNews Cited for Violating the Principle of Pluralism of Thought and Opinion
United Kingdom: UK Seeks to Strengthen Financial System by Designating Major Tech Providers as “Critical Third Parties”
Israel: Knesset Adopts Law to Prosecute Perpetrators of October 7, 2023, Offenses
United States: Federal Appellate Court Dismisses Case Involving LLCs with Foreign Dual Citizenship for Lack of Jurisdiction
Indonesia: Presidential Regulation Designates Spread of LGBTQ Culture as Nonmilitary State Threat
Germany: New Recommendations Published on Digital Safety for Children and Young People
El Salvador: Constitutional Reform Modifies Electoral Rules
South Korea: Special Act Regulating Korean Investments in the U.S. Takes Effect as Part of Bilateral Trade Deal
Here are the webinars and events coming up in August:
8/6 at 1:00 PM: An Orientation to Legal Research Webinar: Tracing Federal Regulations
8/13 at 1:00 PM: A Lunch and Learn Webinar: An Overview of Public International Law
8/20 at 2:00 PM: An Introduction to Congress.gov Webinar
8/27 at 2:00 PM: A Foreign and Comparative International Law Webinar: The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Frameworks in Eurasian Countries
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