Our very own Elevator Ed will again be celebrating Earth Day this year (on April 22). If planting flowers is not your thing, head over to the Earth Day Network, which will be live streaming three days of climate action beginning on April 20, 2021, with a global youth climate summit led by Earth Uprising.

On March 28, 1955, NYLS alumnus John Marshall Harlan ’24 formally took his seat as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.  An article titled “Mr. Worth Street,” appearing in the April/May 1998 issue of the NYLS student newspaper The Reporter, provides a short sketch of the Justice’s professional career and his connection […]

A Firm Perspective is written by Martha Goldman, a retired Big Law firm library manager who then returned to the NYLS Mendik Library where her career began…   As you progress through research classes, all sorts of legal jargon referred to by initials, popular or shortened names and abbreviations pass your way.  It’s almost akin […]

In celebration of women’s history month, the National Archives is showcasing a selection of the many trailblazing women throughout history whose stories can be found within its holdings.   The collection includes correspondence, original documents, photos, and even newsreels, all “records that help tell the story of women’s rights and history.”

In celebration of African American History Month, the National Archives has compiled dozens of its online resources documenting the African American experience and the extraordinary contributions of African Americans to United States history.  Among other things, you can explore videos, blogs, historic documents, numerous online exhibits, and many other resources. There is also an African […]