You probably know that Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial kickoff for Summer, and that many Americans celebrate the holiday by enjoying their first BBQ since Labor Day…
The New York Law Institute hopes that you’ve learned a little bit more about Memorial Day, and that your celebrations of BBQ’s, parades, and decorating also include a bit of remembrance as well…
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…
And what would St. Patrick’s Day be without a discussion of Irish history (and a bit of Irish Rebellion??) Thinking of joining in the research fun?? Click here for NYLI membership information…
Library Week has a long and (no pun intended!) storied history, with the American Library Association celebrating the second week in April to recognize the continuing contributions of our profession. This year, ALA’s Library Week’s theme is “Drawn to the Library,” celebrating the varied resources that draw people from all walks of life to their…
Not even serving a year, William Sulzer was the first — and so far only — New York Governor to be impeached. What was Sulzer’s crime? William Sulzer was found guilty by the New York State Assembly of filing false campaign contributions and using $40,000 of monies collected to play the stock market… But in…
This Martin Luther King Day… remember him by learning more about the Civil Rights Act (1964)…. Martin Luther King Jr’s life was dedicated to ensuring Civil Rights. For more on the passage of the 1964 Act, check out this source….. Congressional Research Service documents… available to NYLI members through PQ Congressional …. MLK’s vision was…
O’Connor wrote the opinion for NY v. US (505 US 144)… Supreme Court Record & Briefs are available @ NYLI.. click here for more about our R & B collection… Whether researching U.S. Supreme Court trends or Constitutional theory… The New York Law Institute is the resource… consider joining today… we are a click away…
