Our colleagues at the Library of Congress always offer great — & FREE — webinars, and the sleepy month of August ends with their informed instructions on navigating Congress.gov….. Learn the basics — and what’s new! — on researching federal legislation….Mark your calendar for August 25th…. 2 p.m.And register by clicking here !! […]
LLAGNY Book Club members met in Mid-June 2022 to discuss a novel that has been beloved since its publication in 1942, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. ….
To read my full review on Law Lines, click here……
Title spelled out on a clothesline created by design team of Hurtte & Moog for the last […]
“Dog Days of Summer” phrase goes back to Ancient times, when Sirius the “dog star” and the brightest star visible from the earth, was credited with being responsible for the season’s hottest days. Sirius aligns itself with the sun on July 23rd; the 20 days before and after the alignment became termed […]
The term “Gerrymander” entered American political discourse in 1812, but the practice of drawing election districts to favor one constituency over another continues to the present day…..
Want to know more about the Gerrymander creature that undermines Democracy? ProQuest Congressional, included with NYLI membership, has a Gerrymandering page with links to:CRS reports on […]
LLMC & NYLI are at the top of the R & B (Records & Briefs) charts !
LLMC has been adding to its R & B Collection which now includes NY2d (1966-1984) and NY Appellate (1847-1956), 7th Circuit (1970s-1990s) , & select USSC Appellate Case Files of the U.S. […]
We congratulate all those newly elected to the Law Library Association of Greater New York’s Board as they look forward to working with current members President Pauline Webster, Immediate Past President Mary E. Matuszak , Secretary Emily Moog and Board Members Julianne Eum and Christopher Walunas in providing another great year of LLAGNY […]
Title IX, now seen as a landmark for women’s sports, was one part of the Education Amendment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-318). A short section of the Education law simply stated that “no person on the basis of sex… be excluded from the benefit of any educational program or activity receiving […]
Hey there Baseball fans.. It’s Time for the All Star Game… followed by the All Star Break (and, as a NY Mets fan, the yearly dread that the team will now begin to fade, lol).
Here at NYLI , we had a visit from the man himself — Mr. Met – […]
Need to review some basics regarding Federal Legislative Research? Get instruction from LC’s top legal reference librarians and get up to speed on locating Federal Legislative History with a focus on free online sources as well as an intro to a few of the popular subscription products!Save the Date — July 14th @ 11 […]
What’s Superman going to do? Like the 1940s women pictured in the above image , superheroes and ordinary New Yorkers once had no shortages of booths that gave privacy to both conversation and caped crusader transformations. But last month, an era came to an end when the city removed its last […]
