January 27, 1973… Signing of Vietnam Peace AccordJanuary 28, 1973… U.S.-Vietnam Cease Fire
Hard to believe that the protracted and controversial Vietnam War ended 50 years ago this month, as debate over its causes and the cause itself has been a matter of endless debate.
For some background, check out these eBooks — part of NYLI’s […]
Want to research your New York attorney? Need to know if your legal counsel is in good standing — and has a clean record without any disciplinary actions?
NY State courts provides this pertinent information freely online .. .so just click here to check out your attorney, legal consultant or in […]
Great historical figures, such as Martin Luther King Jr., often become obscured by their seemingly familiarity.To get to know MLK Jr. better ,we recommend these 5 eBooks from our collection:
5. Dangerous Friendship: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers by Ben Kamin — for a history that reads like a […]
Elvis may have left the building but his court room hits keep coming!
Here are — in the opinion of The New York Law Institute — the top 5 cases involving Elvis Presley.
5. Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Capece (141 F. 3d 188) Known as the “Love Me Blenders” case, The […]
If you find yourself conversationally stranded at a librarians’ cocktail party — you may just want to casually announce that the National Archives has a new catalog. And then watch as Nerd Nirvana descends upon the room!
New features of the National Archives catalog include:A Mobile Friendly Experience Improved 508/accessibility Enhanced image viewing […]
The Elf on the Shelf made a surprise visit to The New York Law Institute !And true to form, that little imp got into everything !!
The Elf’s first stop was our New York Collection …really loving the superseded!
Did you know that NYLI has all 50 States superseded statutes — and for NY — […]
Joseph Story, one of the youngest U.S. Supreme Court Justices, wrote opinions that greatly influenced American Jurisprudence….
And The New York Law Institute members have ready access to his works….
Constitution is never a bad place to start -4th Edition , an 1873 perspective!
A classic on Equity Jurisprudence!
Time to take out a contract! 1847 […]
Stacy Horn, author of books varying in topics from the joy of singing in a choir to the exhaustive work of NYC’s cold case detectives, is now focusing on banking white collar crime and its devastating effect on Brooklyn neighborhoods in the 1970s….The New York Law Institute was happy to assist in her […]
The American Bar Association has been considering eliminating Standard 503, which requires law schools to use standardized tests as part of their admission process.In June, they asked for comments…And boy, did they get them! The ABA received the largest number of comments on an issue since 2011 . View the […]
South Dakota was the first state to codify Native American Day as a state holiday, but more states are beginning to set aside a day to commemorate the contributions of the indigenous people of North America.
LLMC — accessible with NYLI membership — now has an Indigenous Law Portal !
Alaska, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, […]
