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.
The 1898 Louisiana Constitution eliminated Reconstruction Era’s voting rights for […]
Regarded as a definitive legal authority, Black’s Law Dictionary was first published in 1861. Author Henry Campbell Black’s original preface describes the work as “a concise and yet comprehensive book of definitions of the terms, phrases, and maxims used in American law…necessary to be understood by the working lawyer and judge, as […]
Alexander Hamilton’s epitaph notes that he was “a patriot, soldier and statesman whose talents and virtues will be admired long after this marble shall have mouldered into dust”.
Alexander Hamilton’s final resting place — Trinity Churchyard– across from The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway/NYC)
And with Lin-Manuel’s Musical, many now know of the duel that […]
The written word, images, music and film all exit the world of copyright and enter into public domain….. This Public Domain Day (1.1.2025), we’ve got some interesting graduates entering into the latest class of public domain works of art….
“Virginia Stephen (Woolf)” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902. […]
Something to contemplate as you attend Holiday Office parties and tree trimmings…..On December 5, 1933, the 18th Amendment – popularly known as “Prohibition,” was repealed…
New York Daily News; December 6, 1933. .. Headline says it all!
The 21st Amendment is the only one that repeals a previous amendment. Additionally, it is the the […]
With my decorating partner Pheobe Hurtte retiring over the Summer, I was both stumped as to holiday book themes and missing her able assistance with ornaments…
Gnomes alone created this…. NYLI’s tree constructed out of NY Case Law books
Over the long Thanksgiving Break, NYLI experienced a once in a lifetime visit of what is popularly […]
You probably know that Thanksgiving is celebrated this year on November 28th….
US Congress Proclaims that Thursday, December 9, 1779 to be a” Day of public and solemn Thanksgiving”. Part of LLMC’s Government collection – and free to NYLI members
But did you know that until the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the month and day […]
NYLI’s Senior Research Analyst Brooke Raymond’s dedication to reading & promotion of literacy led her to help found a library in Cambodia….And it all began with a workplace bookfair …..
Click here to read the full story — of how one volunteering opportunity led to reading a book about philanthropy which then led to working […]
You probably know that November 11th is known as Veterans Day, a Federal Holiday….
Making it official… Public Laws, Legislative History, Federal materials…. All available to NYLI members through ProQuest Congressional
And you may know that Veterans Day was original “Armistice Day” — commemorating the end of World War I (November 11, 1918) …
Image from the […]
The 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever….
NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.
Fort Scott Tribune (Kansas); Nov. 9, 1876
But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja […]
