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 […]
The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, January 21st at 9:00 AM. Enjoy the holiday!
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday January 23rd at 12. We will discuss Einstein in Kafkaland by Ken Krimstein (available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.
Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.
The New York Law Institute will remain open today for the National Day of Mourning honoring the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter. Here are some eBook resources available about his life and career.
Jimmy Carter As Educational Policymaker : Equal Opportunity and Efficiency
Michael, Deanna L.State University of New York Press 2008
Analyzes educational […]
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. […]
From all of us here at NYLI…Happy New Year everyone!
NYLI will be closing early on Tuesday, December 31st for New Year’s Eve at 2pm and will be closed on Wednesday, January 1st for the New Year’s holiday. We will re-open on Thursday, January 2nd.
We here at NYLI wish you a very Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
