Now that Britbox has made its hit series about my own favorite movie star, maybe it’s time to blog about a central legal aspect of Mr. Leach’s/Grant’s life. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant as an adult, forging a new identity that began with legally changing his name. For my mere mortal readers — here are…
The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, January 16th at 9:00 AM. Enjoy the holiday!
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…
Did that Atari picture get your attention? Bringing back memories of past holidays or birthdays when THAT was the sought after cool gift…. But for librarians and lawyers — the really cool gift would be a Nutshell…. Cuz’ we all know about Ms. Pacman … but what do we know about Video Game Law? The…
“Steamboat Willie” will be joining the original image of Batman and Wanda Gag’s Millions of Cats (considered America’s first picture book!) in the class of 2024 pop images entering into Public Domain… “Graduation” (aka Public Domain) Day is January 1, 2024… But, be careful…. it’s not ALL images of THE Mouse… or of the Bat…
From all of us here at NYLI…Happy New Year everyone!
NYLI will be closing early on Friday, December 29th for New Year’s Eve at 2pm and will be closed on Monday, January 1st for the New Year’s holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday, January 2nd. We here at NYLI wish you a very Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
The New York Law Institute will close early at 2:00pm on Friday, December 22nd and will be closed Monday, December 25th for the Christmas holiday. We here at NYLI wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
“Boxing Day” , celebrated December 26th, is a long standing British tradition with roots in the Medieval Church’s day after Christmas alms box collection for the poor…. Today’s UK’ers use the day to recover from Christmas festivities, hand out bonuses to tradesmen & vendors, and catch some post holiday sales…. … And now that we’re…