It’s May 1st, which means its Law Day….established by President Eisenhower during the tensions of the Cold War. While the Soviets commemorated May 1st as International Workers’ Day with a high profile parade featuring tanks and thousands of troops demonstrating Communism’s military strength, Law Day sought to emphasize the rule of law and liberty […]
NYLI Board member and Director of Research and Knowledge Services, Eversheds Sutherland, Scott Bailey will be making Opening Remarks and speaking on panels From Library to Intelligence Engine: The Research Function Reimagined for the AI Era and Field Notes: The Co-Evolution of the Library and Legal Tech at LegalTechConnect’s sold-out Law Firm Research & […]
Before Webster became the byword for dictionary, there was Daniel Webster — New England orator, lawyer, politician — and on April 14, 1828 — the first publisher of the first American Dictionary of the English Language.
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. “Daniel Webster clipped autograph” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. […]
American Library Association celebrates Library week with the theme of joy. Themed days throughout the week emphasize library’s varied role…
Monday, April 20: Right to Read Day
Tuesday, April 21:National Library Workers Day
Wednesday, April 22: National Library Outreach Day
Thursday, April 23:Take Action for Libraries Day,
While you often don’t think of ‘joy’ being part of legal research, here at […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday April 23rd at 12. We will discuss It rhymes with Takei by George Takei ( available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.
NY Times’ Best-Selling Author Lauren Willig will be discussing her latest novel The Girl from Greenwich Street at LLAGNY’s next Book Club Meeting to be held at The New York Law Institute. This is a book club discussion not to be missed!
Based on a true story, this novel is an 1800s version of Law […]
Entering our 120 Broadway office on a recent early Spring morning, Brooke & I noticed an unusual haze in the foyer area….
Our NYC office was recently renovated… BUT WHAT’S WITH THE HAZY FOG??
And, even more mysterious, was the rarely seen Vegetarian Flesh Eating Zombie (commonly referred to as VFEZ), toiling away at our microfiche […]
The New York Law Institute will close at 1 PM on Friday, April 3, 2026 for Good Friday. NYLI will reopen Monday, April 6th at 9AM.
Our latest NYLI Newsletter is now available to read in your browser! Access it here.
After 25+ years of researching New York legislative history, I’ve developed my favorite “go to” source to get started. For anything from 1995 to yesterday, Legislative Retrieval System provides me with the ability to search bills, laws and vetoes. Sponsor, Approval and Veto memoranda are also readily available (and easily searchable).
Perhaps the most unique […]
