Well . . . not just any party or any platform  – but, the Democratic and Republican Parties and the 2012 election platforms.  Search no further . . . .  The American Presidency Project, established in 1999 as a collaboration between John T. Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has an […]

Good news! The Bluebook is now available for iPads, iPhones, and iPods. The app supports full-text searching, browsing, highlighting, bookmarking, and annotating.  Among its features, the continuous display of the Table of Contents and hyperlinking of cross-references make navigation a breeze.  You don’t have to worry about losing your Internet connection either.  Once downloaded, the […]

A:  When the student is using a convenience PC in the Library. The convenience PCs, located just outside the elevators on every Library floor, are for searching our Online Catalog.  They’re also handy for using the portal, checking your email, or making quick visits to the Internet.  You can open documents on them, and you […]

There’s no need to be legally clueless or legally prizeless anymore.  All you need to do is turn in your completed Legally Clueless Info Hunt answers at the Library Reference Desk before Tuesday, August 28 at 1:00 p.m. and you could win one of more than a dozen valuable study aids, texts and other fun prizes we will be […]

On behalf of the entire staff of the Mendik Library, I want to extend my welcome and congratulations to the entering classes of 2015/16. We are all looking forward to meeting you as you embark on a challenging and exciting journey. For most law students, the law library quickly becomes a constant feature of their […]

Congratulations to the students and faculty of the NYLS Racial Justice Project for completing and filing an amicus curiae brief in Fisher v. Univ. of Tex. at Austin, 631 F.2d 213 (5th Cir. 2011), cert. granted 132 S. Ct. 1536 (Feb. 21, 2012) (No. 11-345) a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in October.  The case is […]

Haven’t been able to make it to London for the Olympics?  Curious about the many different laws and regulations that underlie and sometimes impact what has been described as “the world’s most recognized international sporting event”?  It’s not too late to explore the wide-ranging Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide produced by the Georgetown Law […]

The Mendik Library wishes the very best of luck to all New York Law School graduates who will be sitting for a bar exam next week.  It has been a long haul – but, you really are almost there. To better accommodate your study needs during the home stretch, the Mendik Library will stay open […]

Congratulations Class of 2012!  We are very happy to report that this year’s “Food for Fines” was a smashing success!  We collected more than 780 food items for the Salvation Army’s Chinatown Corps. In addition to serving underprivileged families, the Chinatown Corps helps more than 700 senior citizens in the nearby neighborhood.  When the Corps […]

Just a reminder that the Mendik Library will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday July 4, 2012, in celebration of Independence Day.  The Library will be open on Thursday and Friday, July 5 and 6, from 10:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.  We will be open for regular summer weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday, July 7 and 8, 10:00 […]