I found ABA’s 2026 Law Day themes one of their best; you can only pursue your dreams if there is a fairness based in law, and not if rules are based on the whim of a King or totalitarian despot. For the United States, the Rule of Law’s primary foundation is the Constitution…..a document that all elected official swear to uphold….
Law Day is a time to reflect — and with the nation’s 250th celebration this Summer, it’s good to remember that the rule of law has been one of the guarantors of our nation’s continued liberty and freedoms….
With Black History month coming to an end, we’ve saved the best for last — a NYLI blog salute to African- American librarians! Arthur Alfonso Schomburg’s life mission was to teach African Americans about their own history and achievements. A bibliophile, historian, curator and most famously now remembered as a collector: his artwork, manuscripts and rare…
NYLI T.V. is now showing…. environmental resources to help you celebrate Earth Day…. To research New York’s take on environmental laws, check out…. And then, there is always the nutshells… NYLI’s nearly 200 including.. And… we can’t forget environmental hero Rachel Carson… And, what would good intentions be without some legislation? This Earth Day —…
The American Bar Association chose this theme to stress the importance of unity stating… “On this Law Day, we explore and renew our duties to one another under the Constitution and our democratic norms. The Constitution establishes a framework for government that unites us as one citizenry, through means such as our representative government, jury…
95 years after the 15th Amendment’s ratification, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 promised to enforce the right to vote by eliminating obstacles such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions imposed by many Southern state legislatures during the post-Reconstruction period. In 1964, nearly 100 years after the Civil War ended, numerous peaceful…
I’m sure you know that the 19th Amendment (1920) granted women the right to vote…..but did you know that Wyoming territory granted full voting rights to women in 1869? And did you also know that 21 states only granted women the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920? And did…
“Steamboat Willie” will be joining the original image of Batman and Wanda Gag’s Millions of Cats (considered America’s first picture book!) in the class of 2024 pop images entering into Public Domain… “Graduation” (aka Public Domain) Day is January 1, 2024… But, be careful…. it’s not ALL images of THE Mouse… or of the Bat…
