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    7
    Feb

    Racial Justice Project Files Amicus Brief with United States Supreme Court

    Posted by library | Comments Off on Racial Justice Project Files Amicus Brief with United States Supreme Court

    Congratulations to the NYLS Racial Justice Project, which recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of Congressman John Lewis in Shelby County v. Holder. The case challenges the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and will be argued before the Supreme Court on February 27. The brief attests to the […]

    Category : Law School, Legal News
    9
    Jan

    LASIS Blog Wins Again

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on LASIS Blog Wins Again

    For the second year in a row, NYLS’s LASIS blog was named a fan favorite in the ABA Journal’s annual list of the top 100 law blogs (The Blawg 100).  This year, LASIS was voted number 1 in the News/Analysis category, besting a host of other blogs, including Above the Law, The Volokh Conspiracy, the […]

    Category : Blogs, Legal News
    9
    Oct

    Research Guide for Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case

    Posted by michael roffer | Comments Off on Research Guide for Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case

    Oral arguments are scheduled today (October 10) in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, 631 F.2d 213 (5th Cir. 2011), cert. granted, 132 S. Ct. 1536 (Feb. 21, 2012).  The case is a challenge to UT Austin’s consideration of race as a factor in undergraduate admissions and will be the first time the Court […]

    Category : Courts, Current Affairs, Legal News, Research
    30
    Sep

    First Monday in October

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on First Monday in October

    The United States Supreme Court’s new term begins today (October 1, 2012), the first Monday in October.  The 2012-2013 docket thus far includes at least one case of particular interest to members of the NYLS community:  In Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, involving a challenge to the University of Texas at Austin’s consideration of […]

    Category : Courts, Legal News
    14
    Sep

    Celebrate Constitution Day!

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on Celebrate Constitution Day!

    Constitution Day (September 17) commemorates the day the members of the Philadelphia Convention signed the United States Constitution.  Of the three delegates from New York, only one participated through to the end and affixed his name:  Alexander Hamilton.  Revolutionary War veteran and lawyer, Hamilton was also a co-author of The Federalist Papers and the first […]

    Category : Events, Legal History, Legal News
    12
    Sep

    Party Platforms on your Mind?

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on Party Platforms on your Mind?

    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 […]

    Category : Legal News
    5
    Sep

    Bluebook App Now Available!

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on Bluebook App Now Available!

    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 […]

    Category : Legal News, Mobile App, Research
    9
    Aug

    NYLS Law Students “Friend” the Supreme Court

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on NYLS Law Students “Friend” the Supreme Court

    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 […]

    Category : Courts, Law School, Legal News
    14
    Sep

    Celebrate Constitution Day

    Posted by library | Comments Off on Celebrate Constitution Day

    September 17 marks Constitution Day, commemorating the 1787 date on which thirty-nine of the Philadelphia Convention’s delegates signed the new Constitution. The Office of Academic Affairs will be handing out free, pocket-size constitutions (while supplies last) at the entrance to 185 West Broadway this Friday, September 16.  (If supplies stop lasting, don’t despair; you can […]

    Category : Legal News
    1
    May

    Law Day 2011

    Posted by library | Comments Off on Law Day 2011

    Law Day, May 1, celebrates the fundamental principle of the rule of law and how it is connected to the many freedoms that Americans enjoy. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the first Law Day through Proclamation 3221 in 1958. In 1961, Congress passed a joint resolution (now codified at 36 U.S.C. § 113) designating May […]

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