Monthly Archives: February 2026

Mardi Gras is here….Letting the Good Times Roll at NYLI!

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler…. come join The New York Law Institute… and let the good times of easier legal research roll your way….

What would Mardi Gras be without Louisiana? We’ve got practice books and current and superseded statutes for the Pelican State!

But, as with a lot of Southern tradition, there is a […]

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Happy Valentines Day from NYLI… & about that broken engagement (yes, you have to give the ring back!!)

Valentine’s Day is here, a day of hearts and flowers, candy… and sometimes, a day for marriage proposals!

NYLI’s own James T. Brady is ready for his Valentine!

But, as the wise Jonathan Swift aptly stated “Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken”.

And if the engagement is as broken as a pie crust….. what of […]

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NYLI Closed for President’s Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026 in observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, February 17th at 9:00 AM.

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Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

Event Date: February 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 270,000 eBook titles.

We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises.  We also offer access […]

By |February 9th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

Cracking the Code: Why Prince’s Dictionary Still Belongs on Every Researcher’s Desk by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez/ NYLI Executive Director

I’ve been working in law libraries for a long time—long enough to have been stumped more than once by an obscure, outdated, foreign, or plain weird citation. You know the kind: no context, acronym or abbreviation that makes sense, or no clear jurisdiction, and absolutely no interest in making your day easier.

Over the years, […]

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