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United Kingdom · United Kingdom

Chagos Deal Cost Is ‘Going Rate for Best Defensive Real Estate’, Says Ex-FO Boss

50% Right coverage: 4 sources

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.See the Story

Independence Day · Bristol

America's Oldest Independence Day Parade Marks 240 Years of Patriotic Tradition

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The coastal town of Bristol, Rhode Island continues its tradition as home to America's oldest Independence Day parade, celebrating 240 years with events through July 4th.See the Story

New York City · New York

The Bones of Thomas Paine | Headlines & Heroes

They dug up the body in the dead of night. Men armed with shovels and pickaxes extracted the coffin and fled into the October darkness. Authorities gave chase until the body snatchers’ wagon raced over King’s Bridge and into Manhattan. Thus began the saga of the remains of Thomas Paine. At the end of the …Read Article

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 following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a senior foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions. Clare has written numerous posts for In Custodia Legis, including Revealing the Presence of Ghosts; Weird Laws, or Urban Legends?; FALQs: Brexit Referendum; 100 Years of “Poppy Day” in the United Kingdom; and most recently Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office Spurs Possible Law…International Court of Justice · Mauritius Read Article

A History of Self-Representation and How H.H. Holmes Represented Himself in His Criminal Trial

The following is a guest post by Emily Tejada, a former intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a recent graduate from Southern New Hampshire University. One interesting aspect of the United States’ judicial law is defendants’ right to represent themselves in court. Many may ask, “Why would someone choose to represent themselves in court?” This mainly concerns defendants wanting to manage their own court…Chicago, IL · Chicago Read Article

Etta Haynie Maddox: First Woman Licensed to Practice Law in Maryland – Pic of the Week

It might seem hard to remember when women were not permitted to occupy the same spaces as our male counterparts, but it was not until 1902 that women were allowed to sit for the bar exam in Maryland. The first woman to pass the bar, with distinctions, and become the first licensed female lawyer in Maryland was none other than Henrietta “Etta” Haynie Maddox, who decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and pursue law school at the University o…Baltimore, MD · Baltimore Read Article

New Report on Indonesia’s Civic Space Legal Framework Published

Earlier this year, in March 2025, public protests broke out in several cities in Indonesia. The focus of the protests was changes to the law that governs the country’s military. Last year, in August, the were mass protests over proposals to amend the local election laws, which were subsequently scrapped. Other government actions have also seen people take to the streets over the past few months. Civil society groups have been involved in support…Indonesia · Indonesia Read Article

Upcoming US Law Webinars – July 2025

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Visualizing the Collections: United States Treaties and Other International Agreements

If you are interested in international law and have browsed our foreign legal collections, you may have encountered our United States Treaties and Other International Agreements collection. These digitized documents, encompassing American history from 1776 to 1984, are split into two multi-volume categories. The first and earliest documents in the collection were compiled by Charles I. Bevans, and span the years 1776 through 1949. The bilateral …United States · United States Read Article

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – June 2025

Our last Congress.gov release announced that beta House Roll Call Votes endpoints are now available from the Congress.gov API. With this release, Congressional Research Service products are now further integrated into Congress.gov with a browse page that allows you to view recently published products, the most-viewed products, and more. In addition, you will find that Congressional Research Service products and Law Library of Congress reports ar…Washington DC · Washington Read Article

Robotic IVF: Conceivable Life Sciences Targets $35 Billion Market with Automated Labs

The global in-vitro fertilization (IVF) market, valued at over $26.5 billion in 2023 and projected by some analysts to exceed $35 billion by 2030, is at the point of a technological revolution. New York-based Conceivable Life Sciences is positioning itself at the vanguard of this transformation, developing what it claims is the world’s first end-to-end […]IVF · New York See the Story

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Top The Library of Congress News

Chagos Deal Cost Is ‘Going Rate for Best Defensive Real Estate’, Says Ex-FO Boss

America's Oldest Independence Day Parade Marks 240 Years of Patriotic Tradition

The Bones of Thomas Paine | Headlines & Heroes

The Status of the Chagos Archipelago – Part I: History of the Disputes Surrounding its Status and the Creation of a UK-US Military Base

A History of Self-Representation and How H.H. Holmes Represented Himself in His Criminal Trial

Etta Haynie Maddox: First Woman Licensed to Practice Law in Maryland – Pic of the Week

New Report on Indonesia’s Civic Space Legal Framework Published

Upcoming US Law Webinars – July 2025

Visualizing the Collections: United States Treaties and Other International Agreements

Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – June 2025

Robotic IVF: Conceivable Life Sciences Targets $35 Billion Market with Automated Labs

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