March into learning more about women’s history this month — particularly the history of Women’s suffrage– by exploring NYLI’s eBook & print collections .. & membership access to LLMC .
While the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote was ratified in 1920, the territory of Wyoming passed full voting rights in 1869. […]
Black History month has its roots in the founding of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915 . By 1926, National Negro Week was established and interest in African American History grew along with the Civil Rights movement. In […]
It’s been 35 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first celebrated as a Federal Holiday, and the many aspects of this great man continue to astound and inspire the world.
Rev. King’s influence on law, human rights, fiction, rhetoric, and politics can be deeply explored by checking out NYLI’s e-book collection….
John A. […]
Known as The King of Rock-n-Roll, Elvis Presley could easily be crowned the King of Litigation as well.
Most cases — dealing with copyright and trademark issues — occurred after his death in 1977.
A “bootleg” music case involving a devoted fan creating recordings from concerts and T.V. appearances made […]
New York Law Institute’s latest Libguide, Labor & Employment, is now available!
Links to Federal, 50 State, & New York specific laws and regs….
Statistics, Organizations and job hunting information….
NYLI’s e-books & print items — are all there– with live links of course!
& we are not above recommending other LibGuides to help you out with your […]
Gearing up for the 2022 Winter Olympics, NYLI elves Pheobe Hurtte and Emily Moog built a bobsled for founders Francis B. Cutting, James T. Brady, & John Anthon….
As our team waits for snow, they and the entire NYLI library staff are searching for clues in the Law Library Scavenger Hunt. […]
Still in the shadow of the Civil War, the 1876 election remains one of the most contentious ever..
Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but 20 electoral votes ( Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute….
Democrats were accused of refusing to count African American votes as […]
LLAGNY Book Club traveled to Kings County with its discussion of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn, a detective fiction that explores the world of Downtown Brooklyn in the last two decades of the 20th Century.Click here for my book club review on Law Lines !
When Americans think of famous defense attorneys, they often think of those with celebrity defendants . The more historically minded think of Clarence Darrow.
And is there a better known fictional defense attorney than T.V.’s Perry Mason?
James T. Brady
Former NYLI President James T. Brady had celebrity clients, set a […]
Autumn means shorter days, cooler weather…. and perhaps for bibliophiles, a season of more serious reading….
Ignite your enthusiasm for histories, fiction, poetry, children’s literature and timely topics by attending the book festival held by the Library of Congress…
Now in its 20th year, this years’ gathering includes perennial best sellers John Grisham and Amy […]
