Happy soon-to-be-Halloween from the Mendik Library! As an early Halloween treat, here’s your opportunity to WIN great prizes such as study aids, law dictionaries, NYLS commuter mugs, Westlaw blankets, Lexis points, and more!  Just answer the six Halloween Info Hunt questions.  Your answers don’t need to be perfect—just close! Click here to access the questions.  […]

This past August, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth report addressing the issue of climate change. The Sixth Assessment Report, titled “The Physical Science Basis of Climate Change,” issued a dire warning about human-induced greenhouse gases and the imperative to reduce emissions by 100% by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change.  […]

For those 1Ls who have not yet taken one or both of their required RSWs for Legal Practice, there is a make-up session for each class being offered on Sunday, October 31 (Happy Halloween!). You must register using the links below to attend these classes. MAKE-UP Jurisdiction & Authority RSW 2:00pm – 2:50pm, Sunday, October […]

The new Supreme Court term will begin this Monday, October 4th, 2021. The Court has an active term ahead with high stakes cases surrounding abortion rights, the 2nd Amendment, religious freedom, and the Boston Marathon bombing.  While many cases have potentially wide implications, all eyes will likely be on the December 1, 2021 oral arguments […]

Remember to register for your required RSW on Secondary Sources. Sessions begin on September 21.  Click this link to go to the registration page. Even Elevator Ed is talking about secondary sources!

Constitution Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the date on which thirty-nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed the United States Constitution in 1787. The Convention was convened as a result of dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States. In 2004, Congress changed the designation to Constitution […]

If you haven’t already registered for your required RSW on Secondary Sources make sure you do so.  Sessions begin on Friday, September 17 and continue until Sunday, October 3. Remember that these sessions are a requirement of your LP class.  You can find the instructions for registration here. And if you haven’t already taken the […]