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NY Attorney Discipline Records online… & some NYLI Attorney Ethics Resources

Want to research your New York attorney? Need to know if your legal counsel is in good standing — and has a clean record without any disciplinary actions?

NY State courts provides this pertinent information freely online .. .so just click here to check out your attorney, legal consultant or in […]

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NYLI’s Top 5 eBooks on MLK Jr.

Great historical figures, such as Martin Luther King Jr., often become obscured by their seemingly familiarity.To get to know MLK Jr. better ,we recommend these 5 eBooks from our collection:

5. Dangerous Friendship: Stanley Levison, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers by Ben Kamin — for a history that reads like a […]

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Elvis Presley’s Top 5 Hits… in Court !!

Elvis may have left the building but his court room hits keep coming!

Here are — in the opinion of The New York Law Institute — the top 5 cases involving Elvis Presley.

5. Elvis Presley Enterprises v. Capece (141 F. 3d 188) Known as the “Love Me Blenders” case, The […]

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Nerd Heaven — National Archives has a New Catalog!

If you find yourself conversationally stranded at a librarians’ cocktail party — you may just want to casually announce that the National Archives has a new catalog. And then watch as Nerd Nirvana descends upon the room!

New features of the National Archives catalog include:A Mobile Friendly Experience Improved 508/accessibility Enhanced image viewing […]

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Are Standardized tests going the way of the Dodo? ABA closer to eliminating them for law school admission

Standardized tests for school admission has come under increasing scrutiny. SATs are no longer required for some colleges, and specialized High Schools are considering a more holistic approach in crafting new admission policies.

The American Bar Association has been debating its requirements of standardized tests for Law School admission since the Spring.

And Bill […]

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December 15th…National Bill of Rights Day.. Top 5 Websites to help you celebrate!!

Why December 15th? Well because on that date in 1791, the new United States of America ratified the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution , confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens.

Presidential Proclamations — and Federal Legislative History materials — available on ProQuest Congressional — accessible through […]

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It’s the 11th of December so have a Happy App Day! (& a little history)

How long have Apps been around? They date to way back to the era of big hair, MTV, and shoulder pads — that’s right — the 1980s!

Steve Jobs came up with the idea of an app store in 1983…..

Recognize this guy? It’s Steve Jobs !!

And also during the halcyon days of […]

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Elf on the Shelf @ NYLI !

The Elf on the Shelf made a surprise visit to The New York Law Institute !And true to form, that little imp got into everything !!

The Elf’s first stop was our New York Collection …really loving the superseded!

Did you know that NYLI has all 50 States superseded statutes — and for NY — […]

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It’s an old Story @ NYLI (Joseph Story that is!!)

Joseph Story, one of the youngest U.S. Supreme Court Justices, wrote opinions that greatly influenced American Jurisprudence….

And The New York Law Institute members have ready access to his works….

Constitution is never a bad place to start -4th Edition , an 1873 perspective!

A classic on Equity Jurisprudence!

Time to take out a contract! 1847 […]

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LLAGNY Book Club Stays (metaphorically!) at the Barbizon Hotel

Molly Brown… Joan Didion.. Grace Kelly.. & Sylvia Plath… were all guests at the famed Barbizon Hotel….. And the LLAGNY Book Club had its own metaphorical stay by way of its October book club discussion….Click here to read my full review of our latest Book Club meeting… where LLAGNY members discussed […]

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