On September 23, 2025, the Bavarian Higher Administrative Court (Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof, BayVGH), the highest administrative state court, held that the Act on Pregnancies in Conflict Situations (Schwangerschaftskonfliktgesetz, SchKG) does not mandate a buffer zone of 100 meters around abortion clinics that would generally prohibit antiabortion protests. Legal BackgroundIn November 2024, Germany enacted an amendment to the …

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This post promotes the Law Library of Congress 2025 Human Rights Day event that focuses on the impact of the Declaration of Independence at home and abroad.

Denouncing the horrors of socialism. (11/21/2025 legislative day)

This post announces the launch of “Forged By the Sea,” the Veterans History Project’s latest online exhibit, which celebrates the Navy’s 250th birthday. The post discusses Navy history in broad terms and spotlights some of the featured collections, as well as directing readers to additional Navy-related resources.

Learn about the Library's holdings related to members of the Damrosch family, including Leopold Damrosch (1832–1885), Frank Damrosch, (1859–1937), Clara Damrosch Mannes (1869–1948) and her husband David Mannes (1866–1959), and the conductor/composer Walter Damrosch (1862–1950). Senior Music Reference Specialist Dr. Paul Allen Sommerfeld shares highlights from a newly published research guide on the Damrosch family at the Library of Congress.

On September 8, 2025, the Kingdom of Bahrain enacted Decree-Law No. (36) of 2025, amending certain provisions of Decree-Law No. (4) of 2001 with Respect to Prohibiting and Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. These amendments, which were endorsed by the Cabinet upon the Prime Minister’s proposal, strengthen Bahrain’s legal framework for anti-money laundering and countering the …

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The quintessentially American holiday, Thanksgiving evokes images of vast dinner spreads, centered on turkey, and as we cook and bake, prepare and labor on these elaborate feasts, who has time to think about breakfast? Well, some cook book authors in the 1900s didn’t forget breakfast when they shared their Thanksgiving day menus.